Many Uninsured Do Not Know To Report Health Insurance Status

A recent survey of uninsured, nonelderly adults by the Urban Institute Health Policy Center found that:

• 52.3% did plan to file their 2014 taxes, 22.3% did not plan to, and 23.2% were not sure.
• 50.0% heard some or a lot about the requirement to report coverage.
• 18.7% heard only a little bit about the requirement to report coverage.
• 28.8% heard nothing at all about the requirement to report coverage.

Note: Adults who refused to report whether they planned to file a 2014 tax return are not shown.
Source: Health Reform Monitoring Survey, quarter 1 2015.