How to Use the uninsured in a Sentence

the uninsured

noun
  • Here are five ways that the uninsured can find affordable care.
    — Renuka Rayasam, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Why is there no shame in always leading the nation in the uninsured?
    — Mitchell Schnurman, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Turn the insured into the uninsured.
    — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The blow could push thousands back into the uninsured market.
    — Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Future rounds of the survey will paint a clearer picture of how high the uninsured rate will rise this year.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024
  • And then a bunch of other factors caused the uninsured motorist group to continue to rise over the next few years.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024
  • That high enrollment helped drive the uninsured rate to its lowest level ever.
    — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 18 July 2025
  • That fact alone complicates the narrative that coverage is out of reach for most of the uninsured.
    — Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Private insurance will cover the extra costs, while the uninsured may have to pay out of pocket.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2023
  • For the uninsured, being treated for certain conditions may be out of the question due to high costs.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Houdek warned the uninsured rate could rise if those consumers decide their marketplace plan is not worth the cost and drop coverage.
    — Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Other estimates by outside groups have predicted even larger spikes in the uninsured rate.
    — Dan Diamond and Rachel Roubein The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • This figure is 44% higher than the uninsured rate for Blacks and 61% higher than that for whites.
    — Noreen Sugrue, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • When asked on Wednesday how the state should address the uninsured, Abbott did not name a specific plan.
    — Allie Morris, Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • And the ranks of the uninsured are certain to tick up again as states continue to pare their Medicaid rolls post-pandemic.
    — Caitlin Owens, Axios, 22 July 2024
  • Embry continued to fund testing for the uninsured until April 5.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Although the uninsured are most likely to have medical debt, the insured also can be vulnerable.
    — Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
  • The report quantifies the uninsured and insured costs of seven recent extreme heat events in the state and highlights the need for adaptive strategies.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
  • Prices vary tremendously and are usually higher for the uninsured or for people with health coverage but using out-of-network providers.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Rather, there’s a lot more commonality in the medical care received and (not) paid for by the insured and the uninsured than those labels might suggest.
    — Time, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Even if more needs to be done, the price reductions are life-changing, particularly for the uninsured and those on high deductible plans, Gaffney said.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 21 Mar. 2023
  • That division included Medicare and state programs designed to provide care to the uninsured.
    — Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Over half of the uninsured may be eligible for existing subsidized plans, and many forgo coverage by choice, not solely due to cost.
    — Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Hughes has long been an advocate for providing health insurance to the uninsured as well as increasing wages for low-income workers.
    — Sarah Title, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The drugmaker's program for the uninsured also offers a 30-day supply for $35.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The drugmaker's program for the uninsured also offers a 30-day supply for $35.
    — Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The same program will also hold some drug manufacturers to their public commitments to provide vaccines and treatments free of charge for the uninsured.
    — Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
  • The teen had taken the uninsured Jeep without his mother's permission, according to local reports.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
  • The Biden administration just announced a program to make the vaccine available to the uninsured, but the details haven’t been released yet.
    — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
  • White people are the largest share of the uninsured, and yet the majority of white Americans have been anti-Obamacare since it was signed into law.
    — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 20 Apr. 2023

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