Characteristics of Remaining Uninsured Men and Potential Strategies to Reach and Enroll them in Health Coverage
| Table 1: Distribution of Nonelderly Men, Ages 19-64, for ACA Coverage Among Those Remaining Uninsured as of 2015 | |||||
| State | Uninsured Men | Medicaid Eligible | Tax Credit Eligible | Ineligible for Financial Assistance due to Income, ESI offer, or Citizenship | In the Coverage Gap |
| US Total | 14,719,000 | 20% | 25% | 46% | 9% |
| Alabama | 246,000 | 0% | 38% | 32% | 30% |
| Alaska | 46,000 | 47% | 27% | 26% | – |
| Arizona | 338,000 | 45% | 12% | 43% | – |
| Arkansas | 134,000 | 38% | 24% | 38% | – |
| California | 1,816,000 | 30% | 18% | 52% | – |
| Colorado | 264,000 | 31% | 23% | 45% | – |
| Connecticut | 133,000 | 20% | 30% | 50% | – |
| Delaware | 30,000 | 30% | 27% | 43% | – |
| DC | 24,000 | 51% | NA | 43% | – |
| Florida | 1,311,000 | NA | 33% | 43% | 22% |
| Georgia | 665,000 | NA | 29% | 46% | 22% |
| Hawaii | 34,000 | 44% | NA | 43% | – |
| Idaho | 67,000 | NA | 33% | 43% | 23% |
| Illinois | 545,000 | 32% | 13% | 55% | – |
| Indiana | 285,000 | 39% | 24% | 38% | – |
| Iowa | 87,000 | 35% | 20% | 44% | – |
| Kansas | 138,000 | 0% | 31% | 49% | 21% |
| Kentucky | 132,000 | 41% | NA | 43% | – |
| Louisiana* | 279,000 | 45% | 23% | 32% | – |
| Maine | 56,000 | NA | 41% | 33% | 18% |
| Maryland | 173,000 | 37% | NA | 49% | – |
| Massachusetts | 110,000 | NA | NA | 54% | – |
| Michigan | 374,000 | 45% | 22% | 33% | – |
| Minnesota^ | 158,000 | 21% | NA | 66% | – |
| Mississippi | 164,000 | NA | 33% | 35% | 30% |
| Missouri | 210,000 | 0% | 36% | 43% | 21% |
| Montana | 58,000 | 35% | 26% | 38% | – |
| Nebraska | 81,000 | NA | 28% | 56% | 12% |
| Nevada | 146,000 | 41% | 22% | 37% | – |
| New Hampshire | 51,000 | 28% | 20% | 52% | – |
| New Jersey | 415,000 | 34% | 15% | 51% | – |
| New Mexico | 110,000 | 42% | 16% | 42% | – |
| New York^ | 720,000 | 30% | 26% | 44% | – |
| North Carolina | 470,000 | NA | 30% | 43% | 25% |
| North Dakota | 28,000 | 34% | 31% | 36% | – |
| Ohio | 414,000 | 41% | 22% | 37% | – |
| Oklahoma | 233,000 | NA | 33% | 43% | 21% |
| Oregon | 155,000 | 37% | 16% | 47% | – |
| Pennsylvania | 432,000 | 40% | 21% | 40% | – |
| Rhode Island | 32,000 | 55% | 26% | NA | – |
| South Carolina | 263,000 | NA | 39% | 41% | 19% |
| South Dakota | 36,000 | NA | 35% | 40% | 21% |
| Tennessee | 273,000 | NA | 26% | 48% | 23% |
| Texas | 1,923,000 | NA | 27% | 54% | 18% |
| Utah | 131,000 | NA | 35% | 45% | 18% |
| Vermont | 18,000 | 29% | 32% | 38% | – |
| Virginia | 338,000 | NA | 29% | 54% | 15% |
| Washington | 298,000 | 30% | 22% | 48% | – |
| West Virginia | 60,000 | 52% | 21% | 27% | – |
| Wisconsin | 190,000 | 24% | 28% | 48% | † |
| Wyoming | 26,000 | NA | 38% | 35% | 27% |
| NOTES: Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.*LA’s Medicaid Expansion is expected to take effect by July 1, 2016. For purposes of this analysis, LA is considered an expansion state. ^ Tax Credit Eligible share in MN and NY includes adults who are eligible for coverage through the Basic Health Plan. † WI covers adults up to 100% FPL in Medicaid under a waiver but did not adopt the ACA expansion. Some estimates are “N/A” because point estimates do not meet minimum standards for statistical reliability. “-“ indicates state does not have a Medicaid coverage gap. SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2015 Current Population Survey, U.S. Census Bureau. |
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