A new study reports that Texas has retained the unenviable distinction of the being the U.S. state with the highest rate of uninsured residents. The Lone Star State also has the nation’s second-worst overall healthcare system, researchers found. About 22% of Texas’ entire working-age population lacked health insurance in 2023, a higher rate than any other state, according to the latest report by New York-based Commonwealth Fund, a private nonprofit that supports independent research and grants to improve U.S. healthcare.
