The Uninsured at the Starting Line in Missouri: Missouri findings from the 2013 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA
Table A1: Demographics of Adults in Missouri, by Insurance Coverage | ||||
Uninsured | Insured | |||
Employer | Nongroup | Medicaid | ||
Income | ||||
<100% FPL | 41% | 6%* | — | 67%* |
100-400% FPL | 55% | 48% | 46% | 33%* |
>400% FPL | — | 46% | 50% | — |
Family Work Status | ||||
Working Family | 62% | 93%* | 81%* | 19%* |
Non-Working Family | 38% | 7%* | — | 81%* |
Age | ||||
19-25 | 24% | 13%* | — | 14% |
26-34 | 29% | 19%* | — | 16%* |
35-44 | 17% | 20% | — | 26% |
45-64 | 30% | 47%* | 56%* | 43%* |
Health Status | ||||
Ongoing Health Condition | 38% | 41% | 21%* | 67%* |
No Ongoing Health Condition | 62% | 58% | 79%* | 32%* |
Fair or Poor Health Status | ||||
Excellent/Very Good/Good | 69% | 90%* | 92%* | 48%* |
Fair or Poor | 31% | 10% | — | 52%* |
Race | ||||
White, Non-Hispanic | 75% | 87%* | 81% | 67% |
Hispanic | 6% | 3% | — | — |
Black, Non-Hispanic | 14% | 6%* | — | 23%* |
Asian/Pacific Islander | — | — | — | — |
American Indian Alaska Native | — | — | — | — |
Other/DK, Non-Hispanic | — | — | — | — |
Citizenship | ||||
Citizen | 96% | 99% | 100% | 99% |
Non-Citizen | 4% | — | — | — |
Notes: Don’t Know and Refused responses not shown. Excludes people covered by other sources, such as Medicare, VA/CHAMPUS, or other state programs. NA: Not applicable “–“: Estimates with relative standard errors greater than 30% are not provided. * Estimate statistically significantly different from uninsured estimate at the 95% confidence level.Source: 2013 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA. |
Table A2: History of Uninsurance and Attempts to Gain Coverage Among Currently Uninsured Adults in Missouri, by Income | ||||
All | By Income | |||
<100% FPL | 100-400% FPL | |||
Length of Time Uninsured | ||||
< 3 months | 9% | — | 10% | |
3 Months to Less than a Year | 14% | 11% | 17% | |
1 Year to 5 years | 33% | 30% | 34% | |
5 Years or More | 30% | 32% | 27% | |
Have Never Had Coverage | 14% | 18% | 11% | |
Attempts to Gain Coverage | ||||
Applied for Medicaid in past 5 years | 34% | 40% | 27% | |
Applied for Medicaid but did not enroll | 24% | 26% | 20% | |
Applied for Medicaid but told ineligible | 22% | 24% | 17% | |
Tried to purchase nongroup coverage in past 5 years | 25% | 16% | 28%^ | |
Tried to purchase nongroup coverage but did not purchase policy | 21% | 13% | 24%^ | |
Tried to purchase nongroup coverage but too expensive | 17% | 13% | 21% | |
NOTES: Don’t Know and Refused responses not shown. Excludes people covered by other sources, such as Medicare, VA/CHAMPUS, or other state programs. “–“: Estimates with relative standard errors greater than 30% are not provided. NA: Not applicable. Estimates not shown for >400% as estimates do not meet criteria for statistical reliability. ^ Estimate statistically significantly different from <100% FPL estimate at the 95% confidence level. SOURCE: 2013 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA. |
Table A3: Ease of Applying for Medicaid, Among Adults who Have Applied, by Income | ||||
All | By Income | |||
<100% FPL | 100-400% FPL | |||
Share reporting step was somewhat or very easy: | ||||
Finding out how to apply | 81% | 83% | 79% | |
Filling in requested information | 73% | 76% | 72% | |
Assembling the required paperwork | 60% | 61% | 56% | |
Submitting the application | 85% | 87% | 81% | |
Share reporting all steps were somewhat or very easy | 49% | 48% | 49% | |
NOTE: Includes adults who either are currently covered by Medicaid or report that they have applied for the program within the past 5 years. Estimates not shown for >400% as estimates do not meet criteria for statistical reliability. SOURCE: 2013 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA. |
Table A4: Reasons For and Problems With Choosing Health Plan, Among Adults in Missouri Who Had and Made a Choice, by Income | |||||
All | By Income | ||||
<100% FPL | 100-400% FPL | >400% FPL | |||
Share who chose plan primarily because: | |||||
Your costs under the plan were low | 27% | — | 31% | 25% | |
The selection of health care providers was broad or included your doctor | 19% | 22% | 19% | 19% | |
The plan covered a wide range of benefits or a specific benefit that you need | 38% | 35% | 35% | 41% | |
Friends or family recommended the plan | 3% | — | — | — | |
Other members of your family were already enrolled in this plan | 3% | — | — | — | |
Some other reason | 8% | — | 6% | 10% | |
Share of Insured Adults Reporting: | |||||
Difficulty comparing services covered under each plan | 20% | 23% | 25%^ | 15% | |
Difficulty comparing what costs would be under each plan | 18% | 18% | 23%^ | 13% | |
Difficulty comparing the doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers you could see under each plan | 23% | 18% | 26% | 22% | |
At least one aspect of plan choice to be difficult | 34% | 33% | 38% | 31% | |
NOTES: Among 49% insured adults who had a choice of plans and reported that they made the choice themselves. Excludes those who responded Don’t Know or Refused. “–“: Estimates with relative standard errors greater than 30% are not provided. ^ Estimate statistically significantly different from >400% FPL estimate at the 95% confidence level.SOURCE: 2013 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA. |
Table A5: Problems with Health Coverage Among Insured Adults in Missouri, by Coverage |
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Insured | |||
Employer | Nongroup | Medicaid | |
Share who: | |||
Rate Health Coverage as “Not so good” or “Poor” | 12% | 22% | 22%* |
Share who report that: | |||
Needed Service Not Covered by Plan | 12% | 18% | 44%* |
Plan Would Not Pay for Service You Thought Was Covered | 20% | 25% | 38%* |
Costs You Had to Pay for a Service Were Higher Than Expected | 40% | 46% | 22%* |
NOTES: Excludes people covered by other sources, such as Medicare, VA/CHAMPUS, or other state programs. “–“: Estimates with relative standard errors greater than 30% are not provided. *Estimate statistically significantly different from employer estimate at the 95% confidence level. SOURCE: 2013 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA. |