The survey was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute.
Here are four key findings from the survey:
1. As of December 2014, a majority of those with nongroup coverage (91.8 percent) reported they either did not receive a letter about their health plan and any changes that will happen in 2015 or received a letter but it was not a cancellation notice. Of those with nongroup coverage, 5.6 percent reported receiving a letter notifying them that their plan was canceled either because it did not meet new coverage requirements or for an unknown reason, according to the survey.
2. Nearly all (98.1 percent) of those with employer-sponsored insurance reported that they did not receive a letter about changes to their plan in 2015 or received a letter but it was not a cancellation notice, according to the survey. Of those with employer-sponsored insurance coverage only, 0.6 percent reported receiving a letter saying their plan was canceled because it did not meet new coverage requirements or for an unknown reason.
3. The survey findings imply that roughly 500,000 people with employer-sponsored insurance reported that their plan was canceled because of noncompliance with the PPACA’s mandates.
4. The Urban Institute said cancellations of noncompliant plans may continue through 2017. However, “disruption should be limited because consumers are now likely to have access to information about coverage options and coverage through their state or federal marketplace,” according to the Urban Institute.
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