The Texas Tribune

By: Alex Arriaga

More Texans are insured now than four years ago — but the state is still home to 4.5 million people without health coverage, the largest share in the country.

A new United States Census Bureau report shows the percentage of uninsured Texans dropped from 22.1 percent in 2013 to 16.6 percent in 2016. Despite the drop, Texas still reported the highest uninsured rate of all 50 states — and almost double the national uninsured rate of 8.8 percent.

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Anne Dunkelberg, associate director of the left-leaning Center for Public Policy Priorities, said in a press release that she was pleased to see more insured Texans under the Affordable Care Act, but that “all Texans will see health benefits and cost savings if Texas follows the lead of the majority of states — including very conservative states — by expanding coverage for these families using federal Medicaid dollars.”

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