The Baker Institute of Public Policy gives us “Looking at the Numbers: 10 Years of Data on the Affordable Care Act Reveal Benefits for Texans” by Shao-Chee Sim and Elena M. Marks. The analysis reveals that the ACA marketplace has helped significantly reduce the number of uninsured Texans. Key highlights include:
1. Texans want and will buy affordable health insurance.
2. We have an opportunity to enroll more Texans in ACA marketplace plans.
3. Texas policymakers should recognize the value of the ACA and work to maximize its impact.
Overcoming obstacles that the state deployed against it, the ACA has managed to enable over 2 million people to obtain affordable coverage not otherwise available in the state — helping reduce the rate of uninsured Texans by one-quarter.
