Impact of the Affordable Care Act in California

As a result of the ACA implementation in California:

California's uninsured rate has fallen from 17% to 7.1%. The number of uninsured Californians has dropped by 3.7 million.

1.5 million Californians get their coverage through Covered California.

12.5 million Californians are covered by Medi-Cal, including 3.7 million adults through the ACA expansion.

As the uninsured rate has fallen across all groups, racial disparities in coverage have declined.

16.8 million nonelderly Californians who have preexisting conditions are protected from being rejected by a health insurer.
        

Source: California Health Care Foundation, September 2020