Census: Ohio uninsured rate ticks up, U.S. rate holds steady

The number of Ohioans who do not have health coverage ticked up in 2017, while the national uninsured rate remained flat (Source: “Census: Uninsured rate held steady in 2017, with 28.5M lacking coverage,” The Hill, Sept. 12, 2018).

According to data released by the Census Bureau, 6 percent of Ohioans did not have health insurance in 2017, compared to 5.6 percent in 2016 (the state’s uninsured rate was 11 percent in 2013 before major provisions of the Affordable Care Act were implemented). The national uninsured rate held steady at 8.8 percent, which translates to 28.5 million people, was the same as the rate from 2016.