Number of Uninsured US Adults Down 10.6 Million

As of September 2014, the uninsurance rate for nonelderly adults is 12.4 percent, a drop of 30.1 percent since September 2013.

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: Health Care Costs Are a Barrier to Care for Many Women

Unmet health care needs because of cost are more common among women than men.

Policy Brief: Low Levels of Literacy and Numeracy Create Barriers to Health Insurance Coverage

Fully 36.8 percent of adults report limited numeracy

Policy Brief: Health Insurance Coverage for Parents under the ACA in 2014

For parents in Medicaid expansion states, the uninsured rate dropped 5.0 percentage points.

Policy Brief: Children's Health Insurance Coverage under the ACA in 2014

"No change found nationally for children's uninsurance rate between September 2013 and June 2014.

Policy Brief: How Uninsured Adults Have Been Looking for Coverage

In June 2014, almost 6 in 10 adults who were uninsured for some or all of the past year but are now insured looked for health plan information through Marketplaces.

Policy Brief: Who Are the Remaining Uninsured as of June 2014?

Most uninsured said they were uninsured for financial reasons.

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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