Fifty-Six Percent Of The Uninsured Could Pay $100 Or Less Per Month For Coverage In 2014

September 18, 2013
Laura Skopec and Emily Gee of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Health Policy, in the federal Department of Health and Human Services sought to estimate the number of currently uninsured non-elderly individuals who could obtain health insurance coverage for 2014 at a cost of less than $100 per month. The estimates are based on data from the 2011 American Community Survey. They concluded that 56% of the estimated 41.3 million uninsured are projected to qualify for premium tax credits for health plans sold through federal or state health . . .