Half Of U.S. Consumers Who Leave The Federal Marketplace End Up Uninsured

Of those who left Covered California plans in 2016, 84 percent transition to another type of insurance, such as employer-based coverage or Medicare, leaving 16 percent uninsured. That’s compared with the federal exchange, where 48 percent of people who leave move on to other types of coverage and 51 percent end up uninsured. Covered California reports that 40 percent of its enrollees leave the state’s insurance marketplace each year.

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<h1>Half Of U.S. Consumers Who Leave The Federal Marketplace End Up Uninsured</h1>
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			November 14, 2018		</time>
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<p>Of those who left Covered California plans in 2016, 84 percent transition to another type of insurance, such as employer-based coverage or Medicare, leaving 16 percent uninsured. That’s compared with the federal exchange, where 48 percent of people who leave move on to other types of coverage and 51 percent end up uninsured. Covered California <a href="https://hbex.coveredca.com/data-research/library/coveredca_marketing_matters_9-17.pdf">reports</a> that 40 percent of its enrollees leave the state’s insurance marketplace each year.</p><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/half-of-u-s-consumers-who-leave-the-federal-marketplace-end-up-uninsured/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/half-of-u-s-consumers-who-leave-the-federal-marketplace-end-up-uninsured/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/half-of-u-s-consumers-who-leave-the-federal-marketplace-end-up-uninsured/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Half%20Of%20U.S.%20Consumers%20Who%20Leave%20The%20Federal%20Marketplace%20End%20Up%20Uninsured&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2FMjk0Nzcx&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/half-of-u-s-consumers-who-leave-the-federal-marketplace-end-up-uninsured/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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