Transcript Exhibit 1. More Than Half of Adults in Florida and Texas Were Uninsured or Underinsured in 2012 Percent of adults ages 19–64 Insured.

Exhibit 1. More Than Half of Adults in Florida and Texas Were Uninsured
or Underinsured in 2012
Percent of adults ages 19–64
75
Insured all year, underinsured^
Insured now, time uninsured in past year
Uninsured now
50
46
42
43
16
11
11
53
54
17
14
11
12
25
10
10
19
Uninsured
during the
year*
30%
8
40%
37%
31%
31%
22
23
25
California
New York
Florida
29
0
U.S.
Texas
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of bars because of rounding.
^Underinsured defined as insured all year but experienced one of the following: out-of-pocket medical expenses equaled 10%
or more of income; out-of-pocket medical expenses equaled 5% or more of income, if low-income (<200% of poverty); or
deductibles equaled 5% or more of income. *Combines "Uninsured now" and "Insured now, time uninsured in past year“
Source: The Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Surveys (2012).
Exhibit 2. Residents in the Four Largest States Are Struggling with
Medical Bills and the Cost of Health Care
Percent of adults
100
Any medical bill
problems or accrued
medical debt*
80
Any cost-related
problems getting
needed care**
60
48
43
41
40
48
38
43
51
47
41
34
20
0
*Includes: Had problems paying or unable to pay medical bills; contacted by collection agency for unpaid medical bills; had to change
way of life to pay bills; medical bills being paid off over time. **Includes any of the following because of cost: Had a medical problem;
did not visit doctor or clinic; did not fill a prescription; skipped recommended test, treatment, or follow-up; did not get needed
specialist care.
Source: The Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Surveys (2012).
Exhibit 3. Status of State Participation in the Affordable Care
Act’s Medicaid Expansion, as of April 2013
NH
WA
VT
ND
MT
AK
MN
OR
ID
NY
WI
SD
MI
WY
PA
IA
NE
NV
OH
IL
UT
CO
CA
ME
IN
MO
KS
WV
VA
KY
NJ
MA
RI
CT
DE
MD
DC
NC
TN
AZ
NM
OK
SC
AR
MS
HI
TX
AL
GA
LA
FL
Expanding (23 states
plus D.C.)
Expanding, with variation (5 )
Unclear/undecided (8)
Not expanding (14)
Source: Avalere State Reform Insights; Center of Budget and Policy Priorities; Politico.com; Commonwealth Fund
analysis.
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND