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Roughly 5 million people in #Texas are uninsured. So who are they? #healthcare

That's what we wanted to find out in our latest multi-year study. Here's a breakdown of what we found so far.

Most of the roughly five million uninsured Texans already qualify for a government #health program or for federal subsidies that would help pay for coverage — but they have not signed up.

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So, is 5 million a lot? Well, #Texas has the nation's highest #healthcare uninsured rate at 18% in 2021. Our national average is 8.6%

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At a deeper look, here's what the state figures on #Texas' uninsured look like by age:

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So, what about #healthcoverage eligibility? Here's what our rough estimates of Texas' uninsured look like:

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Our multi-year study found roughly half of uninsured Texans have incomes over 200% of the federal poverty level (about $55,500 annually for a family of four).
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Our multi-year study's early survey findings indicate a significant majority of uninsured #Texans — 70% of respondents in our initial survey research — are unsure of their eligibility for financial assistance through the federal #AffordableCareAct (ACA). #healthcoverage

Our multi-year study's early survey findings also indicate the most-cited reasons among uninsured #Texans for not having health coverage is related to their employment status and the availability (or unavailability) of insurance through their employer. #healthcare #healthcoverage

While there are ways to obtain #healthcoverage outside of employer-sponsored insurance, the primacy of these responses demonstrates that many uninsured #Texans think of coverage as an employment benefit rather than a stand-alone plan.

See more information about Texas' uninsured from our latest multi-year study here: texas2036.org/uninsured

As part of our ongoing study, we conducted a survey of more than 2,000 uninsured Texans, and have been conducting dozens of focus groups with uninsured people around the state for the past two months.

Some of the info in this thread also includes pre-existing background data.