The AHS Index is a new way to look at data that illuminates a snapshot of our world today. It is intended to highlight health inequities and spark conversation, debate, and wonder.
Estimated number of people who are expected to become uninsured by 2034, due to the Medicaid cuts recently passed by Congress as part of H.R.1, also known as the Big Bill: 10 million
Estimated number of Californians who are at risk of losing coverage due to the passage of the Big Bill: 3.4 million
Percent of white adults who say they have difficulty affording health care costs, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll that spoke with various demographic groups about each group’s ability to pay for care: 39%
Percent of Asian Pacific Islander adults who say they have difficulty affording health care costs: 43%
Percent of Black adults who say they have difficulty affording health care costs: 49%
Percent of Hispanic adults who say they have difficulty affording health care costs: 55%
Percent of uninsured adults who say they have difficulty affording health care costs: 82%
Increased likelihood of bankruptcy that uninsured patients face when hospitalized: 40%
Percent of uninsured Americans who say their health got worse after they skipped a medical appointment: 42%
Estimated average reduction in operating margins that safety-net hospitals could experience, due to the Medicaid cuts: 56%
Estimated amount of money Alameda Health System is expected to lose annually by 2030, due to the Big Bill: $100 million*
Rate by which emergency department visits declined in states that expanded Medicaid coverage as part of the Affordable Care Act, compared to states that did not, according to a 2022 study that suggests that expanding Medicaid may reduce preventable emergency department visits: 2.2
*Data provided by AHS