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Califo... New ... Flo T 0 25 50 75 19 22 23 25 29 10 10 8 12 11 16 11 11 17 14 Uninsured now Insured now, time uninsured in past year Insured all year, underinsured^ 37% 54 Percent of adults ages 19– 64 Exhibit 1. More Than Half of Adults in Florida and Texas Were Uninsured or Underinsured in 2012 Uninsured during the year* 30% 31% 31% 40% 46 43 42 53 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).

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Page 1: Percent of adults ages 19–64 Exhibit 1. More Than Half of Adults in Florida and Texas Were Uninsured or Underinsured in 2012 Uninsured during the year*

U.S. California New York Florida Texas0

25

50

75

19 22 23 25 29

1010 8

1211

16 11 11

17 14

Uninsured now

Insured now, time uninsured in past year

Insured all year, underinsured^

37%

54

Percent of adults ages 19–64

Exhibit 1. More Than Half of Adults in Florida and Texas Were Uninsured or Underinsured in 2012

Uninsured during the

year*30%

31% 31%

40%

46 4342

53

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).

Page 2: Percent of adults ages 19–64 Exhibit 1. More Than Half of Adults in Florida and Texas Were Uninsured or Underinsured in 2012 Uninsured during the year*

*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).

Percent of adults

U.S.California

New YorkFlorida

Texas U.S.California

New YorkFlorida

Texas0

20

40

60

80

100

41

3438

4843 43 41

4851

47

Any medical bill prob-lems or accrued medical debt*

Any cost-related prob-lems getting needed care**

Exhibit 2. Residents in the Four Largest States Are Struggling with Medical Bills and the Cost of Health Care

Page 3: Percent of adults ages 19–64 Exhibit 1. More Than Half of Adults in Florida and Texas Were Uninsured or Underinsured in 2012 Uninsured during the year*

THE COMMONWEALTH

FUND

Exhibit 3. Status of State Participation in the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion, as of April 2013

Source: Avalere State Reform Insights; Center of Budget and Policy Priorities; Politico.com; Commonwealth Fund analysis.

TX

FL

NMGA

AZ

CA

WY

NV

AK

OK

MS

LA

MT

TN

WA

ORID

UTCO

KS

NE

SD

ND

MNWI

MI

IA

MO

AR

IL INOH

KY

WVVA

NC

SC

AL

PA

NY

ME

DCMD

DE

NJCT

RIMA

NHVT

HI

Expanding (23 states plus D.C.)

Not expanding (14)

Unclear/undecided (8)

Expanding, with variation (5 )