U.S. uninsured rate held steady in 2025, but Medicaid cuts are threatening to reverse those gains

CDC data shows the share of Americans without coverage stayed flat, but Congressional Budget Office estimates warn of 10 million more uninsured over a decade

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About 8% of Americans lacked health insurance in 2025, with the national uninsured rate holding roughly flat compared to the prior year, according to new data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC's National Health Interview Survey results offer the first complete picture of coverage for all of 2025 — the opening year of President Donald Trump's second term. The rate remains well below the all-time high of more than 18% recorded in 2010 and has stayed near the record low set in 2023, when it dipped below 9%.

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