That 91% figure comes with a big caveat: it's the percentage of people who reported they had health insurance at any point during the year. So if you had covera

That 91% figure comes with a big caveat: it's the percentage of people who reported they had health insurance at any point during the year. So if you had coverage on January 1st but lost coverage on January 2nd and never resumed coverage for the year - you're still considered part of that 91%. There's also the challenge that not all coverage is equal here. The ACA (and certain follow-up legislation) set some baseline, and states may also have their own minimum coverage criteria, but it can vary wildly. The ACA's biggest impact was mandating coverage for common-but-critical things like childbirth etc. Source: https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2022/demo/p60-278.html https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2022/demo/p60-27...