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ImpactoftheSupremeCourts

DecisiontoUpholdthe

AffordableCareAct

THEAFFORDABLECAREACTWILLHELPFIXNEWJERSEYSHEALTH

CAREPROBLEM

ThenumberofNewJerseyanswithouthealthinsurancehasincreasedbyabout

400,000intenyears.

850

9691,011

1,082

1,183 1,1641,252 1,236

1,117

1,229

1,314

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

TotalUninsuredUnder65inNJSince2000

(100,000's)

SOURCE:NewJerse Polic Pers ecveanal sisofCurrentPo ulaonSurve

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TherateofincreasehasbeenmuchhigherinNewJersey(55%)thannationally

(35%).

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

CumulaZvePercentIncreaseinUninsuredUnder65inNJandUS

SOURCE:NewJerseyPolicyPerspecveanalysisofCurrentPopulaonSurvey

55%

35%

NJ

U.S.

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THEAFFORDABLECAREACTSOLUTION

NearlyamillionNewJerseyanswillreceivefederalsubsidiestomake

insurancemoreaffordable,reducingthenumberofuninsuredby

about800,000.

495,600

637,200

873,200896,800

920,400 920,400 920,400944,000

920,400

424,800

566,400

708,000 731,600 731,600 731,600755,200

778,800 778,800

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

EsZmatedIndividualsReceivingMedicaidandExchangeSubsidiesandReducZonintheUninsuredinNJUndertheACA

Medicaidand

exchangesubsidiesReduconin

uninsured

SOURCE;NJPPanalysisofUSCensusAmericanCommunitySurveyandCongressionalBudgetOffice,

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About$41billioninfederalfundswillbespentinNewJerseyonsubsidiesto

makeinsuranceaffordable,whichwillalsohelpthestateseconomy.

1.5

3.0

4.1

4.64.9

5.25.5

5.96.2

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

EsZmatedFederalFundingforMedicaidandExchangeSubsidiesUnder

ACAinNJ($billions)TOTALFUNDINGOVER8YEARS:$40.9Billion

SOURCE;NJPPanalysisofUSCensusAmericanCommunitySurveyandCongressionalBudgetOffice,

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NewJerseyansinallcountieswillbeabletoobtaininsurance.

EstimatedNewlyInsuredIndividualsinNJUnderACA

County

Children

Uninsured

2010

Adults

Uninsured

2010

Total

Uninsured

2010

Newly

Insured

2016

Atlantic 2,550 29,244 31,794 16,215

Bergen 14,841 105,973 120,814 61,615

Burlington 3,958 28,196 32,154 16,399

Camden 6,612 56,214 62,826 32,041

CapeMay 1,771 9,893 11,664 5,949Cumberland 3,561 23,234 26,795 13,665

Essex 14,783 124,724 139,507 71,149

Gloucester 2,071 23,952 26,023 13,272

Hudson 11,953 131,342 143,295 73,080

Hunterdon 1,033 5,990 7,023 3,582

Mercer 5,449 38,414 43,863 22,370

Middlesex 12,533 96,840 109,373 55,780

Monmouth 5,530 55,056 60,586 30,899

Morris 4,881 39,511 44,392 22,640

Ocean 5,822 47,058 52,880 26,969Passaic 8,665 82,428 91,093 46,457

Salem 531 5,913 6,444 3,286

Somerset 2,215 26,496 28,711 14,643

Sussex 1,929 10,562 12,491 6,370

Union 11,337 78,325 89,662 45,728

Warren 1,431 8,337 9,768 4,982

SOURCE:AmericanCommunitySurvey,2010andCongressionalBudgetOffice,

UpdatedEstimatesfortheInsuranceCoverageProvisionsoftheAffordableCare

Act,March2012