Original question: "How long did you have to wait to get your first appointment to see this doctor?"
* Adults ages 19–64 who selected a private plan or enrolled in Medicaid through marketplace or have had Medicaid for less than 1 year and tried to find a primary care doctor or general doctor since getting new coverage. Does not include those who were not able to find a doctor.
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Time spent waiting for appointment to see preferred doctor after ACA enrollment 2014
This statistic displays the distribution of time spent waiting to get a first appointment with preferred doctors among newly insured United States adults, as of June 2014. Some 26 percent of newly insured adults required 8 to 14 days to get a first appointment with their preferred doctors, after they enrolled via the (ACA) health insurance marketplace. After the first enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act between October 2013 until March 2014, the share of uninsured working-age adults decreased dramatically. During this time, approximately 14 million citizens chose a private insurance or enrolled in Medicaid.
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Commonwealth Fund. (July 30, 2014). Time spent waiting for first appointment to see preferred doctor after enrollment through (ACA) marketplace as of June 2014* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/374592/time-spent-waiting-for-appointment-to-see-preferred-doctor/
Commonwealth Fund. "Time spent waiting for first appointment to see preferred doctor after enrollment through (ACA) marketplace as of June 2014* ." Chart. July 30, 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/374592/time-spent-waiting-for-appointment-to-see-preferred-doctor/
Commonwealth Fund. (2014). Time spent waiting for first appointment to see preferred doctor after enrollment through (ACA) marketplace as of June 2014* . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/374592/time-spent-waiting-for-appointment-to-see-preferred-doctor/
Commonwealth Fund. "Time Spent Waiting for First Appointment to See Preferred Doctor after Enrollment through (Aca) Marketplace as of June 2014* ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Jul 2014, /statistics/374592/time-spent-waiting-for-appointment-to-see-preferred-doctor/
Commonwealth Fund, Time spent waiting for first appointment to see preferred doctor after enrollment through (ACA) marketplace as of June 2014* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/374592/time-spent-waiting-for-appointment-to-see-preferred-doctor/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Time spent waiting for first appointment to see preferred doctor after enrollment through (ACA) marketplace as of June 2014* [Graph], Commonwealth Fund, July 30, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/374592/time-spent-waiting-for-appointment-to-see-preferred-doctor/
