uninsured

adjective

un·​in·​sured ˌən-in-ˈshu̇rd How to pronounce uninsured (audio)
-ˈshərd
: lacking insurance : not insured
uninsured losses/expenses
… millions of US residents remain uninsuredTimothy Stoltzfus Jost

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Before the rule, Title X funds helped support roughly 4,000 clinics across the country that offered family planning services to 3.9 million low-income or uninsured Americans, according to health policy research nonprofit KFF. Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024 Since former president Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law in 2010, the number of uninsured individuals has decreased significantly. Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024 About two million uninsured Texans, or roughly 40% of the state's uninsured population, could qualify for free coverage through ACA plans or kids programs like Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), per the nonpartisan think tank. Megan Stringer, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024 If Congress does not renew them, an extra four million people would become uninsured, according to a report by the Urban Institute. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for uninsured 

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uninsured was in 1799

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“Uninsured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninsured. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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