This brief examines the issue of the uninsured, providing recommendations on how states should be looking not only to ensure a robust and competitive private marketplace for health insurance, but for opportunities to create a bridge between public programs and private coverage.
Bankrupt by Free Health Insurance
As the federal government is seeking to expand the Obama Affordable Care Act by extending subsidies and giving more people coverage, bankruptcies linked to medical debt have not fallen. Instead, they have risen. Most Americans filing for bankruptcy over medical bills have medical insurance. The Affordable Care Act failed to cure medical bankruptcies. A 2019...