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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHealth uninsured rate falls, yet again, under Obamacare
The sharp plunge in the number of Americans lacking health coverage has continued, reaching a seven-year low, as Obamacare exchanges and Medicaid enroll more people.
In the second quarter of this year, 11.4 percent of adults lacked some kind of health insurance, a half-percentage point drop from the prior quarter, according to the tracking survey released Friday by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
The uninsured rate has fallen nearly 6 percentage points since late 2013, right before much of the Affordable Care Act took effect.
The biggest decreases in uninsured rates came among Hispanics, African-Americans and low-income people, according to the latest survey, which relied on 44,000 interviews.
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/10/health-uninsured-rate-falls-yet-again-under-obamacare.html
In the second quarter of this year, 11.4 percent of adults lacked some kind of health insurance, a half-percentage point drop from the prior quarter, according to the tracking survey released Friday by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
The uninsured rate has fallen nearly 6 percentage points since late 2013, right before much of the Affordable Care Act took effect.
The biggest decreases in uninsured rates came among Hispanics, African-Americans and low-income people, according to the latest survey, which relied on 44,000 interviews.
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/10/health-uninsured-rate-falls-yet-again-under-obamacare.html
It's not perfect, but it's pretty damn good and it's doing what it is supposed to do. Petulantly threatening the ACA without having any credible alternative will probably play a large part in dooming the Republican candidate next year.
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Health uninsured rate falls, yet again, under Obamacare (Original Post)
Nye Bevan
Jul 2015
OP
But did Obama care stop the drought in Cali?! NO!?!? Well there it is then!! / sarcasm
uponit7771
Jul 2015
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Coventina
(27,217 posts)1. Thanks Obama!
Tarheel_Dem
(31,246 posts)2. K&R
uponit7771
(90,370 posts)3. But did Obama care stop the drought in Cali?! NO!?!? Well there it is then!! / sarcasm
You know....its really sad that we as adults in a forum setting need to add sarcasm after our jokes....
But it removes any doubt. Some are not so bright.
SmittynMo
(3,544 posts)6. I would love to personally thank him
Saved my ass in our time of need. He made insurance more affordable for the less fortunate. I'm in that group now. No one wants you at 60.