This statistic displays the Perception of new health insurance coverage through (ACA) marketplace among U.S. adults as of June 2014. At this time, 61 percent of those who were previously uninsured said they were better off now. After the first enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act between October 2013 until March 2014, the share of uninsured working-age adults decreased dramatically. During this time, approximately 14 million citizens chose a private insurance or enrolled in Medicaid.
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Perception of new health insurance coverage through (ACA) marketplace among U.S. adults as of June 2014*
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* Original question: "Would you say you are better off now or worse off than you were before you had this new plan, or has there been no effect?"
Including adults ages 19–64 who selected a private plan or enrolled in Medicaid through marketplace or have had Medicaid for less than 1 year.
** This includes some individuals who enrolled in Medicaid outside of the marketplace, but have been covered by Medicaid for less than 1 year.
*** Respondent said health status was fair or poor or said they had at least one of the following chronic diseases: hypertension or high blood pressure; heart disease; diabetes; asthma, emphysema, or lung disease; high cholesterol; depression or anxiety.
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Commonwealth Fund. (July 30, 2014). Perception of new health insurance coverage through (ACA) marketplace among U.S. adults as of June 2014* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374582/perception-of-new-health-insurance-coverage-through-aca-marketplace-us-adults/
Commonwealth Fund. "Perception of new health insurance coverage through (ACA) marketplace among U.S. adults as of June 2014*." Chart. July 30, 2014. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374582/perception-of-new-health-insurance-coverage-through-aca-marketplace-us-adults/
Commonwealth Fund. (2014). Perception of new health insurance coverage through (ACA) marketplace among U.S. adults as of June 2014*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374582/perception-of-new-health-insurance-coverage-through-aca-marketplace-us-adults/
Commonwealth Fund. "Perception of New Health Insurance Coverage through (Aca) Marketplace among U.S. Adults as of June 2014*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374582/perception-of-new-health-insurance-coverage-through-aca-marketplace-us-adults/
Commonwealth Fund, Perception of new health insurance coverage through (ACA) marketplace among U.S. adults as of June 2014* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374582/perception-of-new-health-insurance-coverage-through-aca-marketplace-us-adults/ (last visited June 02, 2025)
Perception of new health insurance coverage through (ACA) marketplace among U.S. adults as of June 2014* [Graph], Commonwealth Fund, July 30, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374582/perception-of-new-health-insurance-coverage-through-aca-marketplace-us-adults/
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