Insurance Affordability

The report "Income Adequacy and the Affordability of Health Insurance" examines the affordability of insurance in Washington by determining at what income level family type a, living in county b, with health status c, can afford to buy coverage option t, after paying for other basic living expenses such as food, shelter, transportation, and child care. (June 2002)

• Report Summary (pdf)
• Report Appendices
  • A. How the Self-Sufficiency Standard is Calculated (pdf)
  • B. Median Income and Self-Sufficiency by County and Region (pdf)
  • C. The Adjusted Self-Sufficiency Standard for Eight Washington Counties (pdf)
  • D. The Adjusted Self-Sufficiency Standard as a Percent of the Federal Poverty Level for Eight Washington Counties (pdf)

Last modified: December 10, 2008
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov