New Lewin Report Examines Impact on Coverage Without Mandate
October 26, 2011
Estimating Coverage Without the Individual Mandate
According to a new Lewin Group study released by
Health Affairs today, the Affordable Care Act without the individual mandate would still cover 23 million previously uninsured people.
To read the "Web First" report on the
Health Affairs website, "Without The Individual Mandate, The Affordable Care Act Would Still Cover 23 Million; Premiums Would Rise Less Than Predicted" go to
http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/early/2011/10/24/hlthaff.2011.0708
You can also find the technical appendix on our website:
Modeling Health Reform without the Mandate to Have Coverage - Appendix.