Geographic Variation in Plan Uptake in the Federally Facilitated Marketplace
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Date
10/2014
Description
Combines the recently released data on plan selection in the Federally Facilitated Marketplaces with estimates of the population likely to qualify for the marketplace (i.e. "eligibles") to calculate the percent of potential eligible individuals who chose a health insurance plan (the "uptake rate"). Contains a heat map that shows variation in uptake rates across the country.
Center
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Authors
Mark Holmes, Pam Silberman, Kristie Thompson, Victoria Freeman, Randy Randolph