National Uninsured Rate Unchanged During Trump Administration's First Year, State Levels Vary

The national uninsured rate held steady at 8.8 percent from 2016 to 2017 despite federal uncertainty surrounding the Affordable Care Act, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Although the national uninsured rate didn’t change, there was some variation in individual states -- the uninsured rate increased in 14 states from 2016 to 2017. The new data, released on Wednesday (Sept. 12), states that 28.5 million people were uninsured in 2017, the first year of the Trump administration,...