Nationally, about 8.6% of people were uninsured last year, according to data from the Census’ American Community Survey.
It’s possible Illinois’ uninsured rate held relatively steady because of federal protections put in place during the pandemic that were meant to make it easier for people to hold on to their coverage, said Stephani Becker, associate director of health care justice at the Chicago-based Shriver Center on Poverty Law.
“Both of those things together are huge policy choices that this administration has taken that allow people to stay on their current health coverage through Medicaid and get more affordable health coverage through the marketplace,” Becker said.The percentages of Black and Latino people in Illinois without insurance were much higher than the percentage of white people lacking coverage. About 7.9% of Black Illinois residents and 15.
In 2021, about 59% of Illinois residents got health insurance through their employers and about 35% got insurance through public programs, such as Medicare or Medicaid, according to the new Census report.
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