Half of those who still lack health insurance are eligible to receive subsidized health care through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
A new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that of the 32.3 million non-elderly Americans without health coverage, 49 percent could either sign up for Medicaid or receive financial assistance to purchase insurance on the PPACA insurance exchanges.
Ten percent of the total number of uninsured are children who are eligible for CHIP, the youth Medicaid program. Seventeen percent are Medicaid-eligible adults and 22 percent are people who could receive subsidized care through the PPACA marketplace.
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