Share of Working-Age Adults Without Health Insurance Rises to 11.2%
A new analysis by the Commonwealth Fund indicates a significant rise in the percentage of working-age adults without health insurance, reaching 11.2% this year, up from 8.9% in 2024. The increase is largely attributed to the expiration of federal subsidies…
Las Vegas, NV, October 23, 2026 —
A new analysis by the Commonwealth Fund reports that 11.2% of working-age adults are without health insurance this year, up from 8.9% in 2024. The report links the increase largely to the expiration of federal subsidies for Obamacare coverage and rising healthcare costs.
The analysis also points to declines in enrollment in health insurance marketplaces and Medicaid. It does not provide figures for those enrollment changes in the information available here.
According to the report, more people are delaying or avoiding medical care because of the expense. The summary does not specify how many people have postponed or skipped care, or which kinds of medical services were affected.
The figures describe a rise in the uninsured share alongside falling marketplace and Medicaid enrollment. The information provided does not include the analysis’s methodology, the specific period covered by “this year,” or additional details about the federal subsidies that expired. It also does not state the size of the enrollment declines.
The Commonwealth Fund analysis therefore identifies the change in the uninsured rate and associates it with subsidy expiration and higher healthcare costs, while noting that cost is leading some people to delay or avoid care. Further numerical detail on enrollment and care delays was not provided in the summary.
Story summarized from the original created by Shalina Chatlani on nevadacurrent.com, see more information here.
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