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Number of Uninsured Children Rising Since 2016

Number of Uninsured Children Rising Since 2016 “The Number of Uninsured Children Is On the Rise Key Findings The number of uninsured children in the United States increased by more than 400,000 between 2016 and 2018 bringing the total to over 4 million uninsured children in the nation. Bipartisan initiatives and the Affordable Care Act […]

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Half of the Non-elderly Uninsured in the U.S. are People of Color

Half of the Non-elderly Uninsured in the U.S. are People of Color “… While a plurality (41%) of the uninsured are non-Hispanic Whites, in general, people of color are at higher risk of being uninsured than Whites. People of color make up 43% of the nonelderly U.S. population but account for over half of the […]

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Number Uninsured Increased by 1 million for Second Year in a Row, Reaching 30.7 million in 2018

Number Uninsured Increased by 1 million for Second Year in a Row, Reaching 30.7 million in 2018 “US health care spending increased 4.6 percent to reach $3.6 trillion in 2018, a faster growth rate than the rate of 4.2 percent in 2017 but the same rate as in 2016. The share of the economy devoted to health care […]

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Since the ACA, Fewer Adults Are Uninsured, but More Are Underinsured

Since the ACA, Fewer Adults Are Uninsured, but More Are Underinsured “Compared to 2010, when the ACA became law, fewer people today are uninsured, but more people are underinsured. Of the 194 million U.S. adults ages 19 to 64 in 2018, an estimated 87 million, or 45 percent, were inadequately insured (see Tables 1 and 2). […]

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50 Million Adults are Uninsured Each Year

50 Million Adults are Uninsured Each Year “…In prior posts, I have tried to produce some figures that help illuminate the immense degree of “churn” in our system (I, II). In this post, I do the same thing, but with a new data source. What this source reveals is that, in a given 12 month […]

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