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What percentage of American adults are on a public health plan?
21% of American adults are on a public health plan — about 21 in every 100, or 2 in 10. That is the figure published by the National Health Interview Survey for 2025.
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Where this number comes from
- Survey
- National Health Interview Survey
- What it measured
- Public health plan coverage includes Medicaid, CHIP, state-sponsored or other government-sponsored health plan, Medicare, and military plans. A small number of persons were covered by both public and private plans and were included in both categories.
- Population
- U.S. adults aged 18 and over
- Year
- 2025
- 95% confidence interval
- 20.2% to 21.9%
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