title: The health reform monitoring survey: addressing data gaps to provide timely insights into the affordable care act.
abstract: The Health Reform Monitoring Survey (HRMS) was launched in 2013 as a mechanism to obtain timely information on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) during the period before federal government survey data for 2013 and 2014 will be available. Based on a nationally representative, probability-based Internet panel, the HRMS provides quarterly data for approximately 7,400 nonelderly adults and 2,400 children on insurance coverage, access to health care, and health care affordability, along with special topics of relevance to current policy and program issues in each quarter. For example, HRMS data from summer 2013 show that more than 60 percent of those targeted by the health insurance exchanges struggle with understanding key health insurance concepts. This raises concerns about some people's ability to evaluate trade-offs when choosing health insurance plans. Assisting people as they attempt to enroll in health coverage will require targeted education efforts and staff to support those with low health insurance literacy.
authors.forename: Sharon K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Genevieve M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Kenney
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zuckerman
authors.forename: Dana E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Goin
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wissoker
authors.forename: Fredric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Blavin
authors.forename: Linda J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Blumberg
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Clemans-Cope
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holahan
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hempstead
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D019538:Health Care Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States
keywords: Health Reform; Health Spending; Insurance Coverage; Quality Of Care