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Health insurance coverage increased since 2014, but racial and ethnic gaps persist

Hispanic Americans under the age of 65 are nearly three times as likely to not have health insurance than the white, non-Hispanic population of the same age.

The share of people uninsured — both total and within demographic groups — had dropped after 2014, the year most of the Affordable Care Act went into effect. While the numbers have ticked upward since 2016, gaps remain across racial and ethnic groups.

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