Connecticut’s uninsured rate has fallen to its lowest level in state history, which the Malloy administration says is a direct result of federal healthcare reform and the Nutmeg State’s ability to successfully adopt and implement an insurance exchange.
About 3.8 percent of Connecticut residents don’t have healthcare coverage, which is one of the lowest uninsured rates in America, according to an analysis performed by Acturus of Farmington, which examined the 2015 insurance landscape.
“We made a pledge to drive down the number of uninsured residents in our state – and it’s working. We are a national model of ACA [Affordable Care Act], and for good reason,” Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said. “These numbers highlight Connecticut’s success in providing quality, affordable care to those who previously didn’t have it. But we cannot stop here. While these numbers show that we’re making significant progress and we’re moving in the right direction, we must continue to drive the uninsured rate even lower. I applaud Lt. Governor Wyman and the Access Health CT [the state’s insurance exchange] team for their ongoing efforts to ensure residents have access to quality healthcare.”
Acturus (formerly The Pert Group) calculated the uninsured rate using a combination of primary data and secondary sources that include Access Health enrollment data, filing information from the Connecticut Department of Insurance, federal Medicaid enrollment data, and statistics from the Kaiser Family Foundation on the 2013 Current Population Survey. They also used previous Access Health survey data that captured past insurance status of new enrollees and current insurance status of those who discontinued coverage through AHCT.
Prior to the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2012, Connecticut’s uninsured rate was 8 percent.
