U.S. Americans with health insurance 1990-2022

As of 2023, nearly 305 million people in the United States had some kind of health insurance, a significant increase from around 257 million insured people in 2010. However, as of 2023, there were still approximately 25 million people in the United States without any kind of health insurance.

Insurance coverage

The United States does not have universal health insurance, and so health care cost is mostly covered through different private and public insurance programs. In 2021, almost 50 percent of the insured population of the United States were insured through employers, while 18.9 percent of people were insured through Medicaid, and 15.4 percent of people through Medicare. As of 2022, about 8.4 percent of people were uninsured in the U.S., compared to 16 percent in 2010.

The Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) significantly reduced the number of uninsured people in the United States, from 44.8 million uninsured people in 2013 to 28.6 million people in 2015. However, since the repeal of the individual mandate the number of people without health insurance has risen. Healthcare reform in the United States remains an ongoing political issue with public opinion on a Medicare-for-all plan consistently divided.