the uninsured

noun

: people who do not have insurance

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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the work requirement alone will save $301 billion over 10 years, mainly by pushing roughly 8.6 million Americans into the ranks of the uninsured. Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 Between 2014 and 2023, the uninsured rate fell from 17.2% to 6.4%, according to the organization, the largest drop of any state during that time period. Calmatters, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025 This is nearly five times greater than the uninsured rate for white women and just over 2.5 times greater than for Black women. Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 The Danish drugmaker said the new price could appeal to the uninsured and those whose insurance doesn't cover the class of obesity medications called GLP-1, or glucagon-like peptide-1, medications. Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the uninsured

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“The uninsured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20uninsured. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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