| Does Governor Rendell's Proposal Solve the Uninsured Problem? | |||||
| Cover All Pennsylvanians (CAP) | 2008 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 |
| (First Half of Year) | |||||
| Uninsured (18+) Estimate1 | 848,000 | 898,880 | 952,813 | 1,009,982 | 1,070,580 |
| CAP Enrollees2 | 96,618 | 168,945 | 197,445 | 198,492 | 198,322 |
| Taxpayer Cost (Thousands)3 | $399,705 | $728,814 | $839,988 | $907,338 | $983,383 |
| Total CAP Uninsured with 0% "Crowd Out"4 | 751,382 | 729,935 | 755,368 | 811,490 | 872,258 |
| Estimated "Crowd Out"5 | 0% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% |
| Net Reduction of Uninsured | 96,618 | 135,156 | 138,212 | 119,095 | 99,161 |
| Total CAP Uninsured with Estimated "Crowd Out" | 751,382 | 763,724 | 814,601 | 890,886 | 971,419 |
| 1 6% annual increase--based upon average percentage increase of uninsured over last 10 years. | |||||
| 2 Governor Rendell's estimate, excluding Medical Assistance (from prior estimate) and adultBasic participants. | |||||
| 3 Including federal funds, excluding state and federal Medical Assistance spending and current Adult Basic Spending | |||||
| 4 "Crowd out" is the number of uninsureds previously covered by private insurance. | |||||
| 5 Non-scientific, conservative estimate based upon "crowd out" studies. | |||||
| Prepared by Commonwealth Foundation, www.CommonwealthFoundation.org | |||||