Connecticut had the nation’s seventh-lowest uninsured rate in 2014, according to a new analysis from WalletHub.
The uninsured rate was 6.93 percent, well below the national average of 11.7 percent. Massachusetts had the lowest uninsured rate, at 3.28 percent. Texas had the highest, 19.06 percent.
For the second year in a row, WalletHub’s analysts drew upon the most reliable data to estimate the rates of uninsured pre- and post-Obamacare for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. For a broad perspective of those rates, WalletHub broke down the national figures to the state level and other categories, including age, race and income level.
For Connecticut, WalletHub found:
– Obamacare reduced the adult uninsured rate by 28.5 percent between 2010 and 2014.
– The uninsured rate for whites is 50.92 percent lower than that for blacks.
– The uninsured rate for whites is 72 percent lower than that for Hispanics.
– The uninsured rate for higher-income households is 60.98 percent lower than that for lower-income households.
– The rate of publicly insured is 31.77 percent.
– The rate of privately insured is 68.23 percent.
– The rate of employer-based health insurance coverage decreased by 3.50 percent between 2010 and 2014.
– The uninsured rate pre-Obamacare was 9.09 percent and has fallen to a current rate of 6.93 percent, with 74,734 persons gaining health insurance coverage.
The full report is at: https://wallethub.com/edu/rates-of-uninsured-by-state-before-after-obamacare/4800/
