Enroll America and Civis Analytics first created a data model that predicts who likely has, and does not have, health coverage in anticipation of the opening of the health insurance marketplaces in 2013. This model has been updated each year and is used to estimate the insurance status of non-elderly Americans from 2013 to 2016. Grouping individual-level estimates by geography, sex, age, and race/ethnicity enables us to understand the uninsured landscape across the country. Here we provide a detailed look at the 2016 uninsured population in Alaska, along with plan selection data from HHS and nationwide uninsured rates for context. All uninsured rates listed in this document are based on the Enroll America/Civis Analytics uninsured model.
Enroll America Uninsured Estimates
Public Enrollment Data
FOR ALASKA
FOR ALASKA
2016 Estimated Uninsured Rate for 18 to 64 year olds: 2013 Estimated Uninsured Rate for 18 to 64 year olds: Decrease from 2013 to 2016:
9.9% 15.8% 5.9%
plan_selection 2016 Marketplace Plan Selections: [1] Effectuated_Enrollment Effectuated Marketplace Enrollment, Mar. 2016 [2] financial_assistance Marketplace Enrollees With Financial Help medicaid_chip Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment, Aug 2016 [3] change_medicaid Increase in Medicaid/CHIP Enrollment Since OE1
23,029 17,995 87% 162,366 33%
Chart 1: Alaska Uninsured Rates for 2013 and 2016 of Key Demographics Overall
Uninsured Rate
25
Race
20 15
23
21
19 16
17
16
15
10
5
Age
Gender
13 10
8
17
17
15
15
13
13
11
8
2013 12
11
9
10
10
2016
9
0 National
Alaska
Black
White
Latino
Asian
Male
National Map: 2016 Uninsured Rates by County
Female
18 - 34
35 - 44
45 - 54
55 - 64
Chart 2: Distribution of Uninsured Population by Demographic Groups Distribution of Uninsured by Race in Alaska 1% 2%
Black
90% 90%
White
2013
7% 4% 3% 5%
Latino Asian
2016
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Distribution of Uninsured by Age in Alaska 13%
18 - 34
19% 33%
35 - 44
5%
10%
15%
24% 0%
Table 1: 2016 Uninsured Rates in Most Populous Counties Overall
1 2 3 4 5
### ### ### ### ###
2016
30% 17%
55 - 64
20%
2013
36%
45 - 54
Map Scale: Uninsured Rates per County
0%
27%
Race
5%
10%
15%
20%
Gender
25%
30%
35%
Age
40%
Percent
Top 5 Most Populous Counties, Ordered by Population Size
Uninsured Rate
Black
White
Latino
Asian
Male
Female
18 - 34
35 - 44
45 - 54
55 - 64
Anchorage Municipality Fairbanks North Star Borough Matanuska-Susitna Borough Kenai Peninsula Borough Juneau City and Borough
7% 7% 10% 11% 6%
12% 11% 13% 15% 9%
6% 7% 9% 11% 6%
12% 12% 14% 17% 9%
11% 10% 12% 14% 8%
8% 8% 10% 12% 6%
7% 7% 9% 10% 6%
7% 8% 11% 13% 6%
7% 8% 10% 12% 6%
8% 7% 9% 11% 6%
6% 7% 8% 10% 5%
% of AK Uninsured Population 32% 10% 12% 8% 3%
Footnotes [1] Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Insurance Marketplaces 2016 Open Enrollment Period: Final Enrollment Report, March 2016. Available online at: https://aspe.hhs.gov/health-insurance-marketplaces-2016-open-enrollment-period-final-enrollment-report. [2] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, March 31, 2016 Effectuated Enrollment Snapshot, June 2016. Available online at: https://www.cms.gov/Newsroom/MediaReleaseDatabase/Factsheets/2016-Fact-sheets-items/2016-06-30.html. [3] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicaid & CHIP: August 2016 Monthly Applications, Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment Report, November 2016. Available online at: https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/program-information/downloads/august-2016-enrollment-report.pdf.
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Additional Enroll America Research, Blogs and Maps can be found at : https://www.enrollamerica.org/research-maps/ Alaska State Snapshot - Enroll America - November 2016