Number of Uninsured US Adults Down 5.4 Million

As of March 2014, the uninsurance rate for nonelderly adults is 15.2 percent, a 2.7 percentage-point drop since September.

About the HRMS

The Health Reform Monitoring Survey (HRMS) is a quarterly survey of the nonelderly population that is exploring the value of cutting-edge Internet-based survey methods to monitor the Affordable Care Act (ACA) before data from federal government surveys are available. Funding for the core HRMS is provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the Urban Institute.
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The Health Reform Monitoring Survey: Addressing Data Gaps to Provide Timely Insights into the Affordable Care Act.
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Policy Brief: Rapid Increase in Health Insurance Coverage under the ACA

States implementing the ACA's Medicaid expansion saw the largest declines in uninsurance.

Policy Brief: Access and Cost Issues for Adults with Physical or Mental Health Issues

Even with insurance, those with physical or mental health issues were more likely to face barriers to care than their healthier counterparts.

Policy Brief: Who is Not Looking for Health Insurance?

Almost half of uninsured who did not plan to look for coverage could be motivated to with more information.

Policy Brief: Who Has Been Looking for Information in the ACA Marketplaces?

Most uninsured adults who looked for information in the Marketplaces were seeking to purchase coverage or determine their subsidy eligibility.

Policy Brief: Looking Behind ACA Opinion Polling

Those affected by early provisions have more favorable opinions of the ACA than those not affected.

Quick Takes

Future Policy Briefs: In the first quarter of 2014, the Urban Institute Health Policy Center will publish briefs on the following topics using new data from the HRMS:

  • Employee Concerns about Employer Actions under the ACA
  • Barriers to Coverage and Care among Adults with Health Problems
  • Changes in the Uninsurance Rate between 2013 and 2014
  • Barriers to coverage and care among adults with health problems
  • Changes in the Uninsurance rate between 2013 and 2014
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