More Texas Women, Hispanics Insured Under ACA, Report Suggests
Some Texans may have benefited more than others from the Affordable Care Act, according to research by the Episcopal Health Foundation and Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the rate of uninsured Hispanics has dropped 38 percent. As of March this year, less than a quarter of Hispanics still didn't have health insurance.
The report also suggests the rate of uninsured among all women has dropped from roughly 26 percent to 18 percent. Read a PDF version of the report here.
Elena Marks, president of the Episcopal Health Foundation and a fellow at Rice’s Baker Institute, says women are still more likely to be uninsured compared to men, and more women live in poverty.
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