Share of Uninsured Americans Dropped Slightly in 2020, CDC Finds

Nearly 32 million people in the U.S. lacked health insurance in 2020, a modest drop from about 33 million the year before, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.

The government data confirms earlier reports that losses in employer-sponsored insurance during the pandemic didn’t lead to higher uninsured rates because many people were able to shift to Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage.

Among adults aged 18-64, 13.9% were uninsured when interviewed in 2020, the CDC said. Just over one-fifth of adults had public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare, and about 68% had private health insurance coverage. ...