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.
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). #healthcare#healthcoverage#texas
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.
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The #easttexas area covers over 28,000-square miles!
Its geography ranges from the Piney Woods bordering LA and AR to the prairies on the eastern edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and from OK south to the lakes, wetlands and beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. #texaslyceum