From dehydration to third degree burns, medics care for the unhoused as temperatures rise

General view of a homeless encampment in downtown Phoenix as unhoused people receive medical care from Circle The City’s mobile medical unit on the 14th day of temperatures rising to 110 degrees Fahrenheit, in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Liliana Salgado/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights

U.S. Poverty Rate in 2022

• The official U.S. poverty rate was 11.5% in 2022
• The supplemental poverty rate, which takes into account government support such as stimulus checks, was 12.4%

Health Insurance Coverage in 2022

Some 92.1% of Americans had health insurance for all or part of 2022.

Reporting by Susan Heavey and Rami Ayyub; Editing by Doina Chiacu

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