Boston tops cities for health insurance coverage; Houston in cellar
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Boston and Houston have, respectively, the lowest and highest uninsured rates of the nation’s 25 biggest metropolitan areas, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
In a follow-up to its annual survey, released last week on health insurance coverage in the United States, the Census Bureau detailed how coverage varies by metropolitan area.
With an uninsured rate of 3.8% last year, down from 4.2% in 2013, Boston, by far, had the lowest uninsured rate of the largest metropolitan areas, according to the Census Bureau.
By contrast, Houston had the highest uninsured rate — 19.6% — in 2014 of the largest metropolitan areas, down from 22.8% in 2013.
Aside from Boston, metropolitan areas with the lowest uninsured rates in 2014 compared with 2013 include:
• Minneapolis, 5.8%, down from 8.1%
• Baltimore, 6.3%, down from 8.7%
• Pittsburgh, 6.3%, down from 7.5%
• San Francisco, 7.8%, down from 11%
At the other end, metropolitan areas, after Houston, with the highest uninsured rates in 2014 compared with 2013, include:
• Miami, 19.4%, down from 24.8%
• Dallas, 18.2%, down from 21.5%
• San Antonio, 15.8%, down from 19.4%
• Atlanta, 15.4%, down from 18.7%
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