With the Healthcare.gov Special Enrollment Period set to end on August 15, one group appears to be at risk of missing out on low-cost, high-quality health insurance: gig economy workers.
According to data that will be released this week from Stride Health, a benefits platform for independent workers, 31% of independent contractors and gig workers surveyed were uninsured—three times the overall rate of uninsured Americans.
Among uninsured workers in the Stride survey, conducted in July 2021, cost was the top reason for going without health insurance. Sixty-four percent of uninsured respondents said they didn’t think they could afford health insurance.
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