Number of Uninsured US Adults Down 8.0 Million

As of June 2014, the uninsurance rate for nonelderly adults is 13.9 percent, a 4.0 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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Event: Taking Stock of the Affordable Care Act: What is the Data Telling Us?
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 12:00 p.m.

The event will assess the ACA to date and consider implications for next year's open enrollment period.

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Policy Brief: Increase in Medicaid under the ACA Reduces Uninsurance

Number of adults covered by Medicaid increased by 3.6 million from September 2013 to March 2014.

Policy Brief: Obtaining Information on Marketplace Health Plans

Despite relying heavily on websites for Marketplace plan information, half of all adults who looked for information used other sources.

From Health Affairs

The Health Reform Monitoring Survey: Addressing Data Gaps to Provide Timely Insights into the Affordable Care Act.

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Policy Brief: Who Are the Newly Insured as of Early March 2014?

The newly insured are in the ACA?s targeted income groups and are often disconnected from the health care system.

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.

QuickTakes provide information on health insurance coverage, access to and use of health care, health care affordability, and self-reported health status, as well as quick data on important implementation issues under the ACA.

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