evidence: Fact Check: 85 million Americans without health insurance? Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who has pushed the Democratic Party to expand access for health care, said during CNN's "State of the Union" show on Dec. 11 that "We have 85 million Americans who have no health insurance." PolitiFact checks those numbers. Reporter : Paul SpechtPosted 2023-01-02T18:12:31-0500 - Updated 2023-01-02T18:12:31-0500