A new analysis suggests that 52 million Americans could be denied health insurance if the Affordable Care Act is repealed.
The analysis done by the Kaiser Family Foundation relies on the fact that one in four non-elderly adults in the U.S. has a medical condition that could lead an insurer to deny them coverage if the ACA, which prohibits insurers from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions.
The report’s authors note many of the 52 million people are currently covered by an employer-based health plan or Medicaid. Therefore, the report is not predicting that that many people would be without coverage, but that roughly a quarter of the U.S. population would be unable to buy insurance in the individual market if necessary.
Recommended For You
Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO, part of your ALM digital membership.
Your access to unlimited BenefitsPRO content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
