Dems, Advocates Blast President As Census Shows Uptick In Uninsured

By Amy Lotven / September 10, 2019 at 6:19 PM
Democratic advocates and lawmakers on Tuesday (Sept. 10) blasted the Trump administration’s health policy agenda after the U.S. Census found nearly 2 million people more were uninsured in 2018 than in 2017, and they warned that the Department of Justice’s stance against Obamacare in the Texas lawsuit could further destroy the health care system. The total uninsured rate for 2018 was 8.5%, as compared to 7.9% in 2017. Coverage for children also declined by the same rate, which the Census...


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