The study said that children in low-income households with private insurance obtained through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) received fewer regular checkups and had higher medical costs than children on public insurance plans — which mostly means Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
The report said:
Only 83 percent of children insured through the ACA’s qualified health plans had a preventive medical visit compared to 88 percent of those on Medicaid and 95 percent on CHIP.
Parents of children with private insurance also reported the highest “prevalence of out-of-pocket costs” No surprise there.
