Commonwealth Fund February 7, 2019
Sara R. Collins, Herman K. Bhupal, and Michelle M. Doty

Fewer Uninsured Americans and Shorter Coverage Gaps, But More Underinsured

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In 2018, eight years after passage of the Affordable Care Act, the uninsured rate among U.S. adults ages 19 to 64 was 12.4 percent, statistically unchanged from 2016 — despite actions taken by the Trump administration and Congress to weaken the law

Since 2010, more people have health insurance under the ACA, but a higher share of U.S. adults are “underinsured,” with the greatest growth in the underinsured rate occurring among Americans in employer-based health plans

What does health insurance coverage look like for Americans today, more than eight years after the Affordable Care Act’s passage? In this brief,...

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