With the Supreme Court set to decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act in a month, the state of health insurance in America has been front of mind for many. An Urban Institute report released July 13, "Changes in Health Insurance Coverage Due to the COVID-19 Recession," estimated that 3.5 million people would become uninsured during the last three quarters of 2020.

According to the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 26.1 million Americans (8.0%) were uninsured for the entire calendar year of 2019. Moreover, 9.2% of people (29.6 million) were not covered by health insurance at the time of interview, according to the American Community Survey. That's an increase from 8.9% and 28.6 million in 2018.

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Richard Binder

Richard Binder, based in New York, is part of the social media team at ALM. He is also a 2014 recipient of the ASPBE Award for Excellence in the Humorous/Fun Department.

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