CDC Reports U.S. Uninsured Rate Held at 8 Percent in 2025

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The national survey results, released Thursday, show the all-ages uninsured rate has stayed down from where it was several years ago.

Massive changes to Medicaid passed into law last year could result in 10 million more uninsured individuals over a decade, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates. The expiration this year of certain Affordable Care Act subsidies is also contributing to reduced participation in marketplace health programs.

Around 5 million fewer people are expected to enroll in those plans in 2026 compared with 2025, according to the healthcare research nonprofit KFF.

Although the share of insured and uninsured stayed roughly the same in 2025 as the year before, the number of uninsured grew by about 800,000, including 300,000 children. U.S. population helps explain that increase. The survey results also suggest a possible increased insured rate among Hispanic Americans, which may in part reflect the effects of immigration enforcement if uninsured members of that group left the country, said David Howard, an Emory University health policy and management professor.

Most Americans 65 and older have health insurance through the federal Medicare program. It is different for younger Americans, many of whom are covered through a patchwork of public and private insurance programs.