The uninsured share of Americans remained around 8% in 2025. National survey results show the all-ages uninsured rate is lower than several years earlier, but the number of uninsured people could rise as health policy changes take effect. Medicaid changes passed into law last year could add about 10 million more uninsured individuals over a decade, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates. Expiration of certain Affordable Care Act subsidies is also reducing marketplace enrollment, with about 5 million fewer people expected to enroll in 2026 than in 2025, according to KFF. Different government tracking programs can produce different uninsured counts depending on timing and question wording, and the Census Bureau is often treated as the official benchmark. The CDC survey aligns closely with that benchmark and provides complete data for all of 2025.
"The proportion of Americans without health insurance held steady at around 8% of the population in 2025, according to new findings from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The national survey results, released Thursday, show the all-ages uninsured rate has stayed significantly down from where it was several years ago, but the ranks of the uninsured could soon expand as the Trump administration's sweeping changes to the health landscape begin to take hold."
"Massive changes to Medicaid, the government's safety-net health program for low-income Americans, passed into law last year could result in 10 million more uninsured individuals over a decade, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates. And the expiration this year of certain Affordable Care Act subsidies - which had offset premium costs - is also contributing to reduced participation in marketplace health programs. Around 5 million fewer people are expected to enroll in those plans in 2026 compared with 2025, according to the healthcare research nonprofit KFF."
"The government has multiple programs for tracking Americans' insurance status, which can give different numbers depending on factors like timing and question wording. Many researchers consider the U.S. Census Bureau to be "the official scorekeeper," said David Howard, an Emory University health policy and management professor. But the CDC survey results tracks closely with that, and they offer the first complete data for all of 2025 - the first year of President Donald Trump's second term in office."
"The Trump administration has sought to expand access to low-premium catastrophic health insurance plans and lower drug prices for Americans who don't have health insurance. It has also suggested that projected insurance enrollment declines indicate a drop-off of fraudulent and ineligible enrollees, rather than eligible Americans. Although the share of insured and uninsured stayed roughly the same in 2025 as the year before, t"
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