In 2021, 53.1 million U.S. adults aged 65 years and above had some type of public health insurance. On the other hand, 300 thousand adults aged 65 years and above in the U.S. were uninsured. This statistic illustrates the total number of adults aged 65 and above in the U.S. in 2021, by healthcare coverage status.
Total number of people aged 65 years and older in the U.S. in 2021, by healthcare coverage status
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Number of old adults in millions
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CDC, & NCHS. (March 11, 2022). Total number of people aged 65 years and older in the U.S. in 2021, by healthcare coverage status (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399414/healthcare-coverage-of-older-adults-in-the-us/
CDC, und NCHS. "Total number of people aged 65 years and older in the U.S. in 2021, by healthcare coverage status (in millions)." Chart. March 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399414/healthcare-coverage-of-older-adults-in-the-us/
CDC, NCHS. (2022). Total number of people aged 65 years and older in the U.S. in 2021, by healthcare coverage status (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399414/healthcare-coverage-of-older-adults-in-the-us/
CDC, and NCHS. "Total Number of People Aged 65 Years and Older in The U.S. in 2021, by Healthcare Coverage Status (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399414/healthcare-coverage-of-older-adults-in-the-us/
CDC & NCHS, Total number of people aged 65 years and older in the U.S. in 2021, by healthcare coverage status (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399414/healthcare-coverage-of-older-adults-in-the-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Total number of people aged 65 years and older in the U.S. in 2021, by healthcare coverage status (in millions) [Graph], CDC, & NCHS, March 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399414/healthcare-coverage-of-older-adults-in-the-us/