Apparently a lot of Americans do live in caves of their own design — caves that screen out some of the most trumpeted news of the decade.

The Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation teamed up to find out, post-Feb. 15 exchange insurance deadline, what people knew about obtaining coverage and the fines that will be triggered for those who didn't get coverage.

Results were drawn from a December survey of uninsured adults, ages 18 to 64, with family incomes above 100 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL).

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.