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Census: Uninsured Rate Matches a Record Low in 2021, Driven by Relief Provisions

September 15, 2022 | Gideon Lukens

The uninsured rate fell to 8.6 percent in 2021, according to data released today in the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS). That’s down from 9.2 percent in 2019, prior to the...

Accurately Evaluating Marketplace Enrollment

December 8, 2020

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In Pandemic’s Second Year, Government Policies Helped Drive Child Poverty Rate to a Record Low, Cut Uninsured Rate, New Census Data Show

September 13, 2022

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Chart Book: Accomplishments of Affordable Care Act

March 19, 2019

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Ahead of Open Enrollment, Millions Poised to Benefit From Extended Tax Credits, Administrative Improvements

October 26, 2022 | Jennifer Sullivan

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In Pandemic’s Second Year, Government Policies Helped Drive Child Poverty Rate to a Record Low, Cut Uninsured Rate, New Census Data Show

September 13, 2022 | Sharon Parrott

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Women Face Large Coverage Losses, Especially in Non-Expansion States, if Enhanced Premium Assistance Expires

July 15, 2022

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Health Premiums Will Rise Steeply for Millions if Rescue Plan Tax Credits Expire

May 26, 2022

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Marketplaces Poised for Further Gains as Open Enrollment Begins

October 29, 2021

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Administration Should Act to Expand and Improve Health Coverage

January 15, 2021

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Health Insurance Coverage Losses Since 2016 Widespread

October 22, 2020

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Uninsured Rate Rose Again in 2019, Further Eroding Earlier Progress

September 15, 2020

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We track health insurance coverage trends, and we work with federal and state policymakers and private advocates to expand coverage, especially for people with low and moderate incomes.

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Gideon Lukens

Women Face Large Coverage Losses, Especially in Non-Expansion States, if Enhanced Premium Assistance Expires

If Congress doesn’t extend enhanced premium assistance for people buying marketplace health coverage, 850,000 women of reproductive age will lose their coverage and become uninsured next year,...

Health Premiums Will Rise Steeply for Millions if Rescue Plan Tax Credits Expire

If Congress does not act this summer, the large majority of the 14.5 million people who signed up for marketplace coverage this year, including those in low- and moderate-income households, will...

Marketplaces Poised for Further Gains as Open Enrollment Begins

Congress has an opportunity in the economic recovery bill under consideration to make recent coverage gains even more meaningful and long-lasting, by extending the premium tax credit enhancements,...

Gideon Lukens

Senior Fellow and Director of Research and Data Analysis

Administration Should Act to Expand and Improve Health Coverage

Alongside legislation to expand health coverage and make it more affordable, the Biden Administration can take administrative actions to reduce the uninsured rate, begin to address disparities in...

Accurately Evaluating Marketplace Enrollment

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final count of people selecting health coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual marketplace for 2021 is expected soon...

Health Insurance Coverage Losses Since 2016 Widespread

The number and share of Americans without health insurance coverage rose for the third straight year in 2019, recent American Community Survey (ACS) data show, despite three years of strong...

Uninsured Rate Rose Again in 2019, Further Eroding Earlier Progress

The number and share of Americans without health insurance coverage rose for the third consecutive year in 2019, according to data released today from the American Community Survey...

Uninsured Rate Rose in 2019; Income and Poverty Data Overtaken by Pandemic Recession

Income rose and poverty declined in 2019, but the number of Americans without health insurance increased for the third consecutive year despite a growing...

House Bill Would Help Millions Get Health Coverage, Cut Costs for Millions More

The House is expected to vote today on a bill that would lead 4 million people to gain health coverage, the Congressional Budget Office estimates, while making coverage more affordable for at least...

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