the uninsured

noun

: people who do not have insurance

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Before that, Freeman served as assistant attorney general representing the uninsured employers fund in workers' compensation hearings and advised in various criminal and civil areas. Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025 In June 2025 the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released a report showing that between 2023 and 2024, when Medicaid unwinding was occurring, there was slightly more than 2 million increase in the uninsured population. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025 Most projections show an increase in the uninsured rate next year, unless Congress acts to extend higher subsidies for people who buy on the individual marketplace, with more losing coverage in 2027 as stricter Medicaid eligibility rules kick in. Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025 Analysts have projected that the uninsured rate in Massachusetts could double as a result of the new rules in the federal mega law that tighten Medicaid eligibility. State House News Service, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 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 Dec. 2025.

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