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Health insurance coverage increased among communities of color in 2021 and 2022. According to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), health insurance enrollment increased 53% among Latino consumers, 49% among Black consumers, and 32% among American Indian and Alaska Native consumers from 2020 to 2022. HHS attributes the increased enrollment to enhanced education and outreach efforts as well as higher subsidies under the Affordable Care Act for marketplace shoppers. Also credited were expanded tax credits available through the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act. Disparities persist, however, with 26% of adult Latinos under age 65 and 15% of Black adults still uninsured compared to 7% of White adults. On the positive side, funding for outreach efforts has been renewed for the 2023 enrollment cycle and the marketplace subsidies have been extended through 2025.