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Americans without health insurance all-time low, uninsured rate

Americans without health insurance all-time low, uninsured rate

The percentage of Americans that do not have health insurance now sits at 8.6%, the lowest on record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).During the first three months of 2016, 11.9% of Americans aged 18 to 64 (those who do not qualify for Medicare) were without insurance, while just 5.0% of children aged 0 to 17 were lacking coverage, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)."From 1997 through 2010, the percentage of adults aged 18 to 64 who were uninsured at the time of interview generally increased," said the release from the NCHS.


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Minn. small businesses to see smaller jumps in health insurance rates

Minn. small businesses to see smaller jumps in health insurance rates

Premiums likely will increase next year for many small businesses in Minnesota, but it's nothing like the jumps proposed for people who buy coverage on their own.The biggest health insurers in the market are seeking rate increases for small business customers that range from 3 percent to 16 percent, according to filings released this month by the federal government.The growth rates might sound high compared to wages or general inflation, but they're a far cry from the individual market, where Minnesota carriers are asking regulators for jumps that range from 36 percent to 67 percent.