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New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that fewer Americans started 2024 with health insurance than in 2023.According to the data, 8.2% of all Americans did not have health insurance in the first three months of 2024, which was up from 7.7% in the last three months of 2023.The report shows that 15.7% of those making at or below the federal poverty level had insurance to start 2024, compared to 13.9% at the end of 2023.
RELATED STORY | Study shows half of U.S. adults say health care is difficult to affordThe CDC's data showed that poorer Americans were far more likely to rely on public health care. Public insurance was used by 67% of those earning below the poverty line, while just 21% of those below the poverty line had private insurance. For those making at least 400% of the federal poverty level, just 6.6% had public insurance plans, while 86.2% had private health insurance.
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