Kansans with Incomes at or Below 138 Percent of the ......Kansans with Incomes at or Below 138 Percent of the Federal Poverty Level: County Distributions INTRODUCTION The Patient Protection
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
Health Policy and Research Solutions
Kansans with Incomes at or Below 138 Percent of the
Federal Poverty Level:
County Distributions
INTRODUCTION
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), was passed into
law in March 2010. Two years later, public opinion remains strongly divided on health reform, as structured in
the ACA. Whatever one’s position, information about the law can inform actions.
The ACA is intended to extend health insurance to millions of United States citizens who currently do not
have coverage. This ACA extension would occur by insuring individuals, expanding Medicaid and providing
An estimated 20.4 percent of all Kansans had incomes
at 138 percent of FPL.
The highest percentages of
Kansans with incomes in
the subject range were
concentrated in the
southeast but scattered
northward. They included
McPherson, the county
with the highest
percentage, which nestles
about in the middle of the
state. Almost half of
McPherson’s population
had incomes at 138 percent
FPL. Map 1 discloses other
high-percentage counties
situated in the southwest
and northwest.
Counties colored beige
with the lowest percentages
of residents at 138 FPL
were concentrated
primarily in the
northeastern portion of the
state. However, pockets of
counties with similar
compositions appeared in
the middle to eastern as
well as the middle-
western parts of the state.
The numbers ranged from
166 to 88,017 and are presented in quintiles, as
indicated on Map 2.
On Map 2, which displays the numbers of
inhabitants at 138
percent FPL, the pattern
flips. Beige counties,
indicating small numbers
of residents, are heavily
concentrated in the rural
west. The bulk of counties
in red are positioned in
the eastern, more urban
parts of the state, with
some scattered in the
west.
Counties with the highest
estimated numbers of
residents with incomes at
138 percent FPL were
Sedgwick, Wyandotte,
Johnson and Shawnee
(88,017, 43,929, 42,581
and 32,700 respectively).
Counties with the lowest
estimated numbers of
inhabitants at 138 percent
FPL were Greeley, Lane,
Comanche and Wallace
(166, 257, 287 and 299).
Of course, counties with
larger populations have
larger numbers of people
in specified groups,
including those with
incomes at or below 138%
of FPL. It is important to
note though that, for _____________________________________________________________________________________________ http://hprsolutionsllc.com - 3 - Population Brief 3.3/March 2012
This brief lays the groundwork for a subsequent brief that will look more closely at Kansans most likely to be eligible for the new Medicaid program in 2014. By county, this upcoming brief will give the numbers and percentages of this population without insurance and make projections of those newly eligible for Medicaid in 2014. Subsequent briefs will continue the thread. One will make projections of persons eligible for subsidies (e.g., premium tax credits to purchase policies through the Exchange and cost-sharing subsidies to limit out-of-pocket costs) and where they may be living in 2014. Others will hone in on ACA projections for children and provisions for older adults.
About HPRSolutions
Health Policy and Research Solutions is a Limited Liability Company that provides independent findings about a variety of health-related topics to inform policy and practice. HPR functions in collaboration with our Advisory Panel. HPR Advisors generously contribute their expertise from the richness of their diverse experiences and affiliations. HPR products are carefully scrutinized through a rigorous review process. Please visit our website at http://hprsolutionsllc.com to learn more about our group.