Though ACA implementation is underway and people are already enrolling
in coverage, policymakers continue to need information to inform
coverage expansions. Reports of difficulties in enrolling in coverage,
continued confusion and lack of information about the law point to
challenges in the early stages of implementation. In the future, data
will be needed to assess whether and how the ACA is helping low- and
moderate-income families gain affordable coverage, access needed care,
and obtain financial security. Detailed data on the population targeted
for coverage expansions’ experience with health coverage, current
patterns of care, and family situation can help policymakers target
early efforts, provide insight into some of the challenges that are
arising in the first months of new coverage, and evaluate the ACA’s
longer-term affects.
Full Kaiser Report at http://kff.org/uninsured/report/the-uninsured-at-the-starting-line-findings-from-the-2013-kaiser-survey-of-low-income-americans-and-the-aca/
