State Health Insurance Exchanges May Draw Sicker Patients

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
M. ALEXANDER OTTO
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
State Health ◽  
State Health Insurance ◽  
Insurance Exchanges

scholarly journals Young Adult's Perspectives on Being Uninsured and Implications for Health Reform

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Dauner ◽  
Jack Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
Health Insurance Coverage ◽  
The United States ◽  
State Health ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
State Health Insurance ◽  
Federal Statute ◽  
Insurance Exchanges

Young adults between the ages of 18-34 are most likely to lack health insurance in the United States. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), a federal statute signed into law in 2010, contains provisions specific to increasing access to health insurance for young adults including the provision that persons under 26 can stay on their parents’ insurance. While the reasons for uninsurance among young adults have been documented, how they operate and are perceived on an individual level have not been explored in great detail. Further, it is poorly understood how the ACA policies and the state health insurance exchanges can serve young adults. Thus, we interviewed uninsured young adults aged 18-35 in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin and used inductive thematic analysis to explore these issues. Findings suggest that young adults don’t feel at risk for health problems and therefore have low levels of health insurance literacy and place little value on health insurance. Multiple barriers to health insurance coverage, including the provision about staying on a parent’s policy, persist despite the ACA. Our findings also suggest valuable lessons for state health insurance exchanges on how to better serve this population.

scholarly journals Benefit requirements for substance use disorder treatment in state health insurance exchanges

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 426-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bikki Tran Smith ◽  
Kathleen Seaton ◽  
Christina Andrews ◽  
Colleen M. Grogan ◽  
Amanda Abraham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Substance Use Disorder ◽  
State Health ◽  
Substance Use Disorder Treatment ◽  
State Health Insurance ◽  
Disorder Treatment ◽  
Insurance Exchanges

State Health Insurance Exchanges: Progress and Challenges

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. inside back cover-inside back cover
Author(s):  
Sara R. Collins ◽  
Tracy Garber
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
State Health ◽  
State Health Insurance ◽  
Insurance Exchanges
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