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About 9.5 million Americans who were previously uninsured have gotten health coverage under Obamacare, according to a new analysis.
The Los Angeles Times reported the number, which combines data from an unpublished study by RAND Corp. with other publicly available figures. It's one of the most comprehensive efforts yet to asses the law's impact on the uninsured as open enrollment comes to a close.
The numbers break down like this:
6 million people have enrolled in private coverage through Healthcare.gov and its state counterparts. The Times estimated that about one-third of them -- or about 2 million -- were uninsured, based in part on new numbers from RAND.
4.5 million previously uninsured people have signed up for Medicaid since the law launched in October, according to RAND.
3 million young adults age 26 and younger have gotten covered through their parents' insurance plan, as the law allows.
RAND also estimated that about 9 million people have signed up for coverage directly through their insurer, though most of those people were already insured. RAND has surveyed 3,300 adults, ages 18 to 64, nationally. It estimated that the uninsured rate for that population has fallen from 20.9 percent to 16.6 percent.
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The ancillary effects of Obamacare will take years to mete out. But a study released Wednesday has taken a stab at some of them, particularly other forms of insurance. Its conclusion? Expanding health insurance coverage might drive down the costs of auto insurance.
RAND Corp, a non-profit think tank, released the study estimating how Obamacare would influence car insurance, workers' compensation claims and medical malpractice suits. For the first two, it projects a decrease in liability costs, which could in turn lead to lower costs for consumers. For the latter, the analysts anticipate an increase in costs.
"Ultimately, any cost changes experienced by insurance companies could be passed on to consumers through changes in premiums and coverage options," the group wrote in a summary of its findings.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rand-study-obamacare-uninsured
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/obamacare-car-insurance
The Los Angeles Times reported the number, which combines data from an unpublished study by RAND Corp. with other publicly available figures. It's one of the most comprehensive efforts yet to asses the law's impact on the uninsured as open enrollment comes to a close.
The numbers break down like this:
6 million people have enrolled in private coverage through Healthcare.gov and its state counterparts. The Times estimated that about one-third of them -- or about 2 million -- were uninsured, based in part on new numbers from RAND.
4.5 million previously uninsured people have signed up for Medicaid since the law launched in October, according to RAND.
3 million young adults age 26 and younger have gotten covered through their parents' insurance plan, as the law allows.
RAND also estimated that about 9 million people have signed up for coverage directly through their insurer, though most of those people were already insured. RAND has surveyed 3,300 adults, ages 18 to 64, nationally. It estimated that the uninsured rate for that population has fallen from 20.9 percent to 16.6 percent.
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The ancillary effects of Obamacare will take years to mete out. But a study released Wednesday has taken a stab at some of them, particularly other forms of insurance. Its conclusion? Expanding health insurance coverage might drive down the costs of auto insurance.
RAND Corp, a non-profit think tank, released the study estimating how Obamacare would influence car insurance, workers' compensation claims and medical malpractice suits. For the first two, it projects a decrease in liability costs, which could in turn lead to lower costs for consumers. For the latter, the analysts anticipate an increase in costs.
"Ultimately, any cost changes experienced by insurance companies could be passed on to consumers through changes in premiums and coverage options," the group wrote in a summary of its findings.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rand-study-obamacare-uninsured
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/obamacare-car-insurance
