Minorities more likely to be uninsured than whites

By Robert King

Published November 4, 2016 3:22pm ET

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While the uninsured rate has fallen among all racial and ethnic groups, a new analysis found those groups remain more likely than whites to be uninsured as of 2015.

The analysis released Friday from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation notes that the uninsured rate last year fell dramatically for African-Americans, Hispanics, American Indians and Alaskan natives.

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