The 2013-2014 Commonwealth Fund Marketplace Tracking Surveys: Additional Expenses for Grant # 20130703

The Affordable Care Act is fundamentally changing the way Americans gain health insurance by creating new paths to coverage and improving existing sources. But given the lack of federal survey data during the early phases of the roll-out, the federal government has emphasized how critically important surveys by private organizations like the Commonwealth Fund are to assess the early effect of the law on the extent and quality of health insurance, and people’s use of their coverage to access health care. The Fund’s series of Tracking Surveys conducted over the past year have provided policymakers and the media with timely insights about the experiences of people obtaining coverage through the insurance marketplaces, Medicaid, or other sources. This small grant would cover the costs of additional work requested by the Commonwealth Fund in Wave 2 of the Tracking survey fielded in April-June 2014.