the uninsured

noun

: people who do not have insurance

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This would be caused by people forgoing medical care because of its particularly high cost to the uninsured. Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 Data on the uninsured rate hasn't quite caught up, bouncing between 7.7 and 8.5 percent from mid-2023 to September 2024. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025 In 2024 the uninsured rate was 8.2%, near the all-time low, in large part because of the Medicaid expansion under the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025 The legislation would slash taxes, steer more money to the military and border security, and pay for some of the cost with cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, education and clean energy programs, adding significantly to federal deficits and to the ranks of the uninsured. Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 22 May 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 13 Jul. 2025.

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