Why Do Millions of U.S. Adults Remain Uninsured?

Since the health care reform law went into effect, the share of the U.S. population without health insurance has fallen to an historic low of 9.2 percent. Yet about 24 million people still lack coverage. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is currently reaching out to the millions of uninsured who are eligible for subsidies as it prepares for the next marketplace open enrollment period, which begins on Nov. 1, 2016. The Commonwealth Fund's Affordable Care Act (ACA) Tracking Survey looked at the reasons why so many Americans still lack health insurance.