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According to a new survey from the Commonwealth Fund, the share of uninsured individuals in the United States has increased to 11.2% this year, much higher than the roughly 8% reported last year, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Georgia, Maryland, and New York.
- Georgia: CDC will require foreign travelers to certify they have not traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the last three weeks before coming to the United States. Previously, the agency had rules barring any travelers, including U.S. citizens, from the DRC within three weeks before departure. The DRC is currently experiencing a widespread outbreak of Ebola, with over 9,000 confirmed cases and 4,000 confirmed deaths as of mid-October. According to officials at the World Health Organization, Ebola's spread in the area "remains high and fluctuating" and suggests "a shifting and geographically fragmented epidemic than sustained contraction." CDC's new rule will go into effect on Nov. 3, and all U.S.-bound airline passengers will be required to file digital or paper attestations to show that they have not been to the DRC. So far, no Ebola cases associated with the current outbreak have been reported in the United States, CDC reported. (Shepardson, Reuters, 10/22; Mancini, The Hill, 10/22)
- Maryland: FDA has approved the first generic version of Climara Pro, a once-weekly hormone therapy patch for women with an intact uterus. The transdermal hormone therapy patch contains both estrogen and progestogen and is used to treat moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause. It can also help prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis. According to Medscape, this approval comes amid increasing demand for menopause hormone therapy, which has made estrogen patches harder to find. In September, FDA said it was working with manufacturers to increase supplies of estradiol patches and ensure they are available to patients. The approval is also part of a broader effort to make generic medications more affordable and accessible to patients. (Jeffries, Becker's Hospital Review, 10/21; Sims, Medscape, 10/22)
- New York: According to a new survey from the Commonwealth Fund, the share of uninsured individuals in the United States has increased to 11.2% this year. In comparison, CDC's most recent Health Interview Survey found that the overall uninsured rate in the country was 8.3% across all age groups in 2025. This increase in uninsured adults occurred after enhanced Affordable Care Act Marketplace premium subsidies expired at the end of 2025 and ongoing declines in Medicaid enrollment. The number of uninsured individuals is also expected to rise as other provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act go into effect early next year, including Medicaid work requirements, six-month eligibility redeterminations, and more. For the survey, the Commonwealth Fund interviewed over 9,300 adults between May and July. The survey found that 46% of working-age adults were inadequately insured in 2026, including 11% who were uninsured, 12% who had a gap in coverage this year, and 23% who were uninsured. Young adults ages 19 to 34 have been the most affected by health insurance losses, with the uninsured rate in this age group increasing from 11% to 16% in the last two years. (Emerson, Becker's Hospital Review, 10/22)
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