Survey: Uninsured adult Ohioans remains stable
Fewer than one in 10 Ohio adults age 18-64 (8%) reported not having health insurance in the 2017 Ohio Health Issues Poll (OHIP), sponsored by Interact for Health. This translates to more than 500,000 uninsured adults in the state and this is similar to the results in 2016.
The percentage of adults without health insurance dropped significantly in both
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Interact for Health supports broad health insurance accessibility, including Medicaid expansion, as a way to improve health. In the fall of 2017, Interact for Health partnered with several organizations to support outreach and enrollment efforts.
Most get insurance through employer
In 2017, more than half of
About one in 4 Ohio adults (25%) reported that they received public insurance from Medicare, Medicaid, veteran benefits, or some combination of the three, which is about the same as in 2016.
6 in 10 adults want to keep and improve АСА
In 2017 OHIP asked, "What would you like to see the US Congiess do when it comes to the Affordable Care Act?" This was the first time this particular question was asked on the poll. Participants could choose "keep and improve the АСА" or "repeal and replace the ACA." More than six in 10 Ohio adults (62%) said they wanted to keep the ACA and try to improve it. Three in 10 Ohio adults (31%) said they wanted to repeal and replace the АСА.
АСА opinion varies by age and political party
About seven in 10 younger adults ages 18 to 29 (72%) said they wanted to keep the ACA and try to improve it, more than the six m 10 adults of other ages who said this. More than nine in 10
Percentage of adults with unfavorable view of ACA declines
Since 2014, the percentage of
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In summer 2017, opinions in
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