Barriers to Enrollment in Health Coverage in Colorado,

Author

Bharmal; Nazleen ; Blanchard; Janice C. ; Williams; Malcolm V. ; Martin; Laurie T. ; Harvey; Melody

Year

2014

Publisher

RAND Corporation

Description

One of the central goals of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to extend health insurance to the uninsured and improve access to affordable health care. Two of the main ways that ACA extends health care coverage are through the expansion of public insurance and modifications to the private health insurance market, including the establishment of health insurance marketplaces or exchanges. Although the ACA is national in its scope, much of the critical action is taking place at the state level.

ACA expands public insurance by allowing states to extend Medicaid eligibility to individuals with an income...