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Trends in Trends in Pennsylvania’s Pennsylvania’s

Uninsured Uninsured PopulationPopulation

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Characteristics of the Characteristics of the Uninsured in PennsylvaniaUninsured in Pennsylvania

Key Points About Pennsylvania’sKey Points About Pennsylvania’sUninsured Population:Uninsured Population:

Three in 4 (75%) live in a household with at least one adult working full-time.

70% are White (non-latino).

52% are at or below 138% of FPL; 40% are between 139-400% FPL.

The majority (57%) are between the ages of 26 and 54.

More than three-fourths (77%) reside outside Allegheny and Philadelphia counties.

75% of Pennsylvania’s uninsured live in a75% of Pennsylvania’s uninsured live in ahousehold with at least one working household with at least one working

adult.adult.The jobs the working uninsured hold are in the following industries:

Source: CMS, https://data.cms.gov/dataset/The-Percent-of-Estimated-Eligible-Uninsured-People/9hxb-n5xb?

Percent of Uninsured Individuals in a Percent of Uninsured Individuals in a HouseholdHousehold

with at Least One Full-Time Working with at Least One Full-Time Working AdultAdult


Pennsylvania Uninsured Persons by Pennsylvania Uninsured Persons by Race/EthnicityRace/Ethnicity


Pennsylvania Uninsured Persons by Pennsylvania Uninsured Persons by Income LevelIncome Level


Number of Uninsured Individuals with Number of Uninsured Individuals with Income Income

Between 139 - 400% of Federal Poverty Between 139 - 400% of Federal Poverty LevelLevel


Number of Uninsured Individuals with Number of Uninsured Individuals with Income Income

Under 138% of Federal Poverty LevelUnder 138% of Federal Poverty Level


Pennsylvania Uninsured Persons by AgePennsylvania Uninsured Persons by Age


Pennsylvania Uninsured Persons by Pennsylvania Uninsured Persons by GeographyGeography


Pennsylvania Uninsured PersonsPennsylvania Uninsured Personsby Educational Attainmentby Educational Attainment


Pennsylvania Uninsured Persons by Pennsylvania Uninsured Persons by GenderGender


Trend in Health Insurance Trend in Health Insurance CoverageCoveragein Pennsylvaniain Pennsylvania

Findings From the U.S. Census BureauFindings From the U.S. Census Bureau

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, HHS Division

Across the United States, fewer Americans were without health insurance in 2012 (15.4% of the population), compared to 2011 (15.7%). The percentage of uninsured Americans has been decreasing since 2010.

In contrast, the percentage of uninsured Pennsylvanians increased from 2011 to 2012 to 12.0% (10.8% in 2011).

The number of uninsured persons nationwide decreased by more than 662,000 in 2012, from 48.6 million (2011) to 47.9 million (2012) representing a 1.4% decrease.

In Pennsylvania, there were 156,000 more people without health insurance in 2012 compared to 2011 representing a nearly 11% increase.

Continued Erosion of Continued Erosion of Employer-based Health Care CoverageEmployer-based Health Care Coverage

In 2012, the percentage of Pennsylvanians covered by private, employer-based health insurance reached an all time low of 59.5%. In 2000, 71% of Pennsylvanians were covered by employer-based health insurance.

Nearly 16% (one in six) working-age (18-65)Pennsylvanians were without health insurancein 2012.

The rate of uninsurance among working age (18-65) Pennsylvanians is at an all-time high of 15.9%. There were 1,281,000 persons of a population of more than 8 million in thisage group without health insurance in 2012.


Employment-Based Health CoverageEmployment-Based Health Coverage

% of All Persons with Coverage


Percent of All PersonsPercent of All PersonsWithout Health Insurance CoverageWithout Health Insurance Coverage


Percent of People Under Age 65Percent of People Under Age 65Without Health Insurance CoverageWithout Health Insurance Coverage


Trend in Government Health InsuranceTrend in Government Health Insurance(Medicare & Medicaid Coverage)(Medicare & Medicaid Coverage)

Percent of Total Population Insured by Percent of Total Population Insured by MedicaidMedicaid


Percent of Total Population Insured by Percent of Total Population Insured by MedicareMedicare


Trend in Health Insurance CoverageTrend in Health Insurance Coveragefor Working–Age Adultsfor Working–Age Adults

Pennsylvania UnemploymentPennsylvania Unemployment11 and and UninsuredUninsured22

1Unemployment rates are annual averages and are not seasonally-adjusted.2Uninsured rates among the working age population (ages 18-65)Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.stats.bls.gov

PA Unemployment:2008 = 342,2902009 = 519,4402010 = 535,2812011 = 514,4272012 = 519,160

Percent of Working-Age Adults (ages 18-Percent of Working-Age Adults (ages 18-65) 65)

Without Health Insurance CoverageWithout Health Insurance Coverage


Working-Age Pennsylvanians Working-Age Pennsylvanians Without Health Insurance CoverageWithout Health Insurance Coverage

(thousands)


Trend in Children’s Trend in Children’s Health Insurance CoverageHealth Insurance Coverage

Percent of Children (under age 18) Percent of Children (under age 18) Without Health Insurance CoverageWithout Health Insurance Coverage


Percent of Children (under age18)Percent of Children (under age18)Insured by MedicaidInsured by Medicaid


Trend in Health Insurance CoverageTrend in Health Insurance CoveragePennsylvania Children (under age 18)


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