Although 39 percent of U.S. consumers say they are “somewhat knowledgeable” about the Affordable Care Act, 90 percent don't know the launch date of the new health insurance exchanges—a core tenet of the individual mandate requiring all Americans to obtain health insurance or pay a fine, according to a survey released this week by InsuranceQuotes.com.
A major component of the ACA, the exchanges, which allow individuals to compare and buy health insurance policies, will be available for online and telephone enrollments beginning Oct. 1, 2013. Coverage will begin on Jan. 1, 2014.
In total, 28 percent of Americans say they are not too knowledgeable about the ACA; 21 percent say they are not at all knowledgeable, and only 10 percent say they are very knowledgeable.
Recommended For You
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
