Thursday, March 19, 2015

According to a recent study of health insurance policy cancellations, as of December 2014:


Adults with nongroup health insurance coverage reported:

  • 91.8% either did not receive a letter about their health plan and any changes that will happen in 2015, or received a letter but it was not a cancellation notice
  •  2.2% said their plan was canceled for 2015 because it did not meet new coverage requirements
  •  3.4% received a letter saying that their plan was canceled but they did not know why.

Adults with employer sponsored insurance reported:

  • 98.1% either did not receive a letter about changes to their plan in 2015, or received a letter but it was not a cancellation notice
  • 0.3% received a letter saying that their plan was canceled for 2015 because it didn't meet new coverage requirements
  • 0.3% received a letter saying that their plan was canceled, but they did not know why.

Source: "QuickTake: Health Insurance Policy Cancellations Were Uncommon in 2014," Urban Institute Health Policy Center, March 12, 2015, http://hrms.urban.org/quicktakes/Health-Insurance-Policy-Cancellations-Were-Uncommon-in-2014.html

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