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https://www.statnews.com/category/health-care-inc/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8qSA2hR7lSWBZMB8Dr0v2z1Eut5SzPDW1z8V9j3EW4AcQjGvlMpVCgWx7zVeXR8b5qNVa8ywIfK_aF6fvdPgeegVYcqA&_hsmi=334976770&utm_content=334976770&utm_source=hs_email 23% That’s the percentage of U.S. adults under age 65 who had health insurance all year in 2024, but were considered underinsured — meaning the coverage didn’t actually give them access to affordable health care, based on their income and out-of-pocket costs and premiums. The statistic comes from a nationally representative survey from the Commonwealth Fund. Nearly three in 10 working-age adults had medical debt, the report also found, with rates highest among those who were underinsured. Two-thirds of underinsured people got their health coverage from their employers. https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/surveys/2024/nov/state-health-insurance-coverage-us-2024-biennial-survey?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_Qdbcjk3osF7lEgUIFmEp06OecpnWj4RtQO8Iy01XMhcJZ26HuzvSuzp6cm_e4aV9YavEBDXH2SP2ChznycGwCSZLMxA&_hsmi=334976770&utm_content=334976770&utm_source=hs_email “Having health insurance doesn’t always mean access to affordable, timely care,” Joseph Betancourt, a physician and president of the Commonwealth Fund, said in a media briefing yesterday. The rate of people who are uninsured is at a “historic low,” Betancourt said, but still “too many Americans are struggling to afford the care they need.”