Uninsured rate rises during Trump’s first two years in office

Published January 23, 2019 2:33pm ET



The percentage of U.S. adults without health insurance reached its highest level in four years, a development that will likely give ammunition to Democrats who say the Trump administration has been working to “sabotage” the U.S. healthcare system.

A new Gallup poll said 13.7 percent of adults had no insurance at the end of 2018, surpassing the 13.4 percent rate seen in 2014.

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