THE UNINSURED POPULATION COULD BE REDUCED BY ~45% WITHOUT A SINGLE PIECE OF LEGISLATION BEING PASSED OR SIGNED INTO LAW...
...all it needs is a major outreach/marketing budget.
...all it needs is a major outreach/marketing budget.
https://twitter.com/Meyer_HM/status/1327391524246663170
Millions of people are eligible for Medicaid/CHIP (either via ACA expansion or "standard" Medicaid) who either:
1) don't know they're eligible
2) have trouble w/the enrollment/application process
3) may feel embarrassed/stigmatized to admit they need help
1) don't know they're eligible
2) have trouble w/the enrollment/application process
3) may feel embarrassed/stigmatized to admit they need help
The same is true of subsidized ACA plans (although I'd imagine only #1 & #2 are major issues for those).
This chart (data from @KFF) makes it look like it's actually more like 15.9 million or 57% who are eligible for one or the other, but it's also from 2018; the uninsured rate has increased since then & the ACA subsidies would still be too stingy for some:
kff.org/health-reform/…
kff.org/health-reform/…
Of course, the Medicaid Gap is also about to get smaller, as both Missouri and Oklahoma have expanded Medicaid under the #ACA: kff.org/medicaid/issue…
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