A recent Urban Institute survey has found nearly 60 percent of the uninsured population cited not being able to afford coverage as the reason they remained without health insurance.
Twenty percent of the uninsured survey respondents said they do not want health coverage, which was the second most cited reason for lack of insurance.
The survey also found 41 percent of those who were uninsured last year and remain uninsured are unfamiliar with the insurance marketplaces, and 62 percent were unaware federal subsidies were available to lower their insurance costs.
The survey was based on an Internet sample of 7,500 adults between ages 18 and 65.
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