title: Are Americans finding affordable coverage in the health insurance marketplaces? Results from the Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey.
abstract: By the end of the first open enrollment period for coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act's marketplaces, increasing numbers of people said they found it easy to find a plan they could afford, according to The Commonwealth Fund's Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, April-June 2014. Adults with low or moderate incomes were more likely to say it was easy to find an affordable plan than were adults with higher incomes. Adults with low or moderate incomes who purchased a plan through the marketplaces this year have similar premium costs and deductibles as adults in the same income ranges with employer-provided coverage. A majority of adults with marketplace coverage gave high ratings to their insurance and were confident in their ability to afford the care they need when sick.
authors.affiliation: Health Care Coverage and Access, The Commonwealth Fund.
authors.forename: Petra W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.forename: Sara R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Doty
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beutel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003669:Deductibles and Coinsurance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005544:Forecasting; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee; D017048:Health Care Costs; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D062265:Health Insurance Exchanges / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008875:Middle Aged; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult