Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
While the uninsured rate for all Americans dipped to a historic low of 8.6 percent in the first three months of 2016, rates across states and cities vary widely.
Groups acting as Affordable Care Act navigators are struggling after Health and Human Services officials informed them that their funding for services this year will be reduced by as much as 92 percent.
Children diagnosed with cancer under Medicaid and private insurance have similar survival rates, while uninsured children face an increased risk of death.