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Which Americans are still uninsured?

Roughly 10 percent of U.S. adults remain uninsured. Who are they?

By Jack Craver | Updated on August 19, 2015
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The percentage of Americans lacking health insurance has gone down dramatically since the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but roughly 10 percent of U.S. adults remain uninsured. Who are they?  

Unsurprisingly, those most likely to lack insurance are the poor, according to a survey by the Urban Institute. The poll found that only 6.6 percent of those with family incomes at or above 400 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) lacked insurance. Whether those with incomes below the 400 percent threshold had coverage appears to be influenced by whether they live in states that expanded Medicaid under the PPACA. States that did expand guarantee Medicaid coverage to those with incomes up to 138 percent of the FPL.  

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