US uninsured population is expected to decrease to 26.9 million individuals in 2021

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest -- The US uninsured population is expected to decrease to 26.9 million individuals in 2021, according to Healthcare Insurance: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports. Factors contributing to the decline include continued improvements in the labor market, which will help individuals gain private coverage; uninsured persons reaching the age of 65 and qualifying for Medicare; continued gains in Medicaid enrollment; and some gains in the direct purchase sector, including policies from the Health Insurance Marketplace (see also The Freedonia Group).

More information about the report is available at

https://www.freedoniafocusreports.com/Healthcare-Insurance-United-States-FF95013/

Notably, Medicare enrollment is forecast to outpacing gains in Medicaid and private healthcare insurance. The number of persons 65 years of age and older is projected to rise 3.3% per year between 2016 and 2021, more than four times as fast as the total population.

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