the uninsured

noun

: people who do not have insurance

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Access to Obamacare plans helped cut the uninsured rate for this age group by half, according to AARP, a lobbying group that represents older adults. Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026 Access to Obamacare plans helped cut the uninsured rate for this age group by half, according to AARP, a lobbying group that represents older adults. Sam Whitehead, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026 Access to Obamacare plans helped cut the uninsured rate for this age group by half, according to AARP, a lobbying group that represents older adults. Sam Whitehead, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026 Rubel asked Vander Woude what his plan was for the hospitals — namely rural health clinics — that would now be made to shoulder the brunt of the uninsured care for tens of thousands of low-income Idahoans poised to no longer have health coverage if his bill became law. Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026 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 3 Apr. 2026.

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