Health Insurance Coverage Increases

The share of uninsured Americans fell 1.5 percentage point to 8% between first-quarter 2021 and first-quarter 2022, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The result is that approximately 4.4 million fewer individuals no longer are uninsured. 

The report can be obtained at Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Quarterly Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey,January 2021–March 2022 (cdc.gov).