Here are seven key insights:
1. Twenty-nine million Americans were uninsured in 2015, compared to 33 million in 2014.
2. The health insurance coverage rate representing Americans who had insurance for all or part of 2015 hit 90.9 percent, compared to 89.6 percent in 2014.
3. More Americans purchased private health insurance (67.2 percent) compared to public health insurance (37.1 percent) in 2015.
4. In 2015, the coverage distribution was as follows:
• Employer-based —55.7 percent
• Medicaid — 19.6 percent
• Medicare — 16.3 percent
• Direct-purchase — 16.3 percent
• Military — 4.7 percent
5. Compared to 6.2 percent in 2014, the percentage of uninsured children was 5.3 percent in 2015.
6. Hispanics experienced a 3.6 percentage point increase for overall health insurance coverage between 2014 and 2015. Asians saw a 1.9 percentage point increase; and non-Hispanic whites saw a 0.9 percentage point increase.
7. Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia witnessed drops in uninsured rates. North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming did not note significant changes between 2014 and 2015.
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