40% of the Uninsured Eligible for Premium Subsidies in the Health Insurance Exchanges Have Fair or Poor Health

Share OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire – Strategic Health Care News Nearly 40% of uninsured people eligible to receive subsidies through state-based health insurance exchanges have chronic conditions or report "fair" or "poor" health. In contrast, about 28% of this population reported excellent/good health, but did have problems getting medical care or problems paying medical bills in the past year; the remaining 32% reported no recent problems with their health, accessing care, or paying medical bills. If the healthy portion of this population fails to enroll in an exchange plan, there will be a disproportionate number of individuals with . . .