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September 11, 2019

Share of uninsured Americans rises for 1st time in a decade

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans without health insurance edged up in 2018 — the first evidence from the government that coverage gains from President Barack Obama's health care plan might be eroding under President Donald Trump.

The Census Bureau also said in an annual report Tuesday that household income rose last year at its slowest pace in four years and finally matched its previous peak set in 1999. Median household income rose 0.9% in 2018 to an inflation-adjusted $63,179, from $62,626 in 2017.


 
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