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Approximately 6 in 10 eligible uninsured African Americans in the United States could obtain Health Insurance Marketplace tax credits, Medicaid, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This ASPE Issue Brief discusses the demographics of the eligible uninsured African American population and new health insurance coverage options available to them under the Affordable Care Act.
The President has proposed, and at least one bill has been introduced in Congress, to change federal law that prevents health insurance from being offered nationally as opposed to in only state-specific markets.
Some states have implemented community rating regulations to limit the extent to which premiums in the individual health insurance market can vary with a person's health status.
Robert E. Hurley, Ph.D. Department of Health Administration Virginia Commonwealth University Paper prepared for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of DHHS.