ObamaCare: The Wonderful Gift That Keeps On Giving

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Jeffrey Young: Uninsured Rate Gets Lower And Lower, Thanks To Obamacare

The Affordable Care Act was designed to slash the percentage of Americans who lack health insurance, and it’s working. The uninsured rate fell to 11.9 percent during the first quarter of this year, 1 percentage point below the rate at the close of 2014, according to the findings of a Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index poll published Monday. The decline coincides with the start of benefits for new Obamacare enrollees at the beginning of 2015. The latest uninsured figure from the Gallup survey is the lowest since the polling firm began tracking the number in 2008, and contributes to a remarkable decline of 5.2 percentage points in the share of people without health coverage since the end of 2013, just before the first wave of Obamacare health insurance enrollees joined the ranks of the insured.

African-Americans, Hispanics and people with low incomes saw the greatest gains in insurance coverage, Gallup found. the pollsters conclude that Obamacare is mostly responsible for the current trend because the uninsured rate is lower than it was in early 2008, when the economy was in recession. About 12 million people are covered by private health insurance obtained via the exchanges, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. A separate analysis published by the department last month estimates that 16 million fewer Americans are uninsured because of the Obamacare coverage expansion, including the exchanges and Medicaid.

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The uninsured rate gets lower and lower, thanks to Obamacare http://t.co/TAVvrliSgo

— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) April 14, 2015

9 In 10 Adults Covered? Thanks, ObamaCare

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Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar: Survey: Nearly 9 In 10 US Adults Now Have Health Insurance

Underlining a change across the nation, nearly 9 out of 10 adults now say they have health insurance, according to an extensive survey released Monday. As recently as 2013, slightly more than 8 out of 10 had coverage. The Gallup-Healthways survey found that the share of adults who lack insurance dropped to 11.9 percent for the first three months of this year, the lowest level since that survey began its tracking in 2008. The latest update overlaps with the period when the health law’s second sign-up season was winding down. Coverage gains from 2014-2015 translate to about 3.6 million fewer adults uninsured since the fall, before open enrollment got under way, according to Gallup. “The Affordable Care Act had three major objectives: increase coverage, slow the rate of increase in costs, and improve health,” said Dan Witters, research director for the poll.

“The first one is clearly a win. Coverage is increasing; there is no question about it.” On balance, an estimated 14.75 million adults have gained coverage since the fall of 2013, when the law’s first open enrollment season was about to begin, according to Gallup. Hispanics saw the biggest coverage gains of any ethnic or racial group. The uninsured rate dropped 8.3 points among Latinos since the end of 2013. Recent gains in coverage have benefited people up and down the income ladder. But the most notable improvement has been among those making less than $36,000 a year, a group that traditionally struggled to get and keep health insurance. Their uninsured rate dropped 8.7 points since the end of 2013.

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Survey finds nearly 9 in 10 adults now have health insurance: http://t.co/smg9Fscdon

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 13, 2015

Thanks, ObamaCare! RT @AP: Survey finds nearly 9 in 10 adults now have health insurance: http://t.co/YzzQbGSn8A”

— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) April 13, 2015

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Thank @BarackObama #Obamacare RT @AP: Survey finds nearly 9 in 10 adults now have health insurance: http://t.co/l9JdCvGowp

— buki. (@BukiWilliams) April 13, 2015

16.4M Thanks to President Barack Obama

New from ASPE: 16.4 million people have gained coverage since the ACA's coverage provisions took effect #ACAisWorking http://t.co/kKBLNaqNFx

— HHS_ASPE (@HHS_ASPE) March 16, 2015

As the ACA began, there were 13.0 million fewer uninsured by the end of 2014 and 16.4 million by the start of 2015.http://t.co/d9UoPbV3Tl

— Larry Levitt (@larry_levitt) March 16, 2015

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In May 2013 CBO projected a 14 million decline in the uninsured for 2014 vs. baseline. Pretty darn close to reality.https://t.co/yFRgOIrFW4

— Larry Levitt (@larry_levitt) March 16, 2015

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What happens when you beat back over 50 ACA repeal efforts? 16.4 million people who didn't have insurance - get it.http://t.co/uqxLz8QsVe

— David Simas (NARA) (@Simas44) March 16, 2015

Chart of the Day!!! pic.twitter.com/7SUYwgL41J

— David Simas (NARA) (@Simas44) March 16, 2015

ObamaCare Sets Another Record

 

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Yasmeen Abutaleb: Nearly 11.7 Million Signed Up For Obamacare Health Insurance: HHS

Nearly 11.7 million people have either signed up or re-enrolled for insurance coverage under the U.S. healthcare reform law, more than the 9.1 million predicted by the Obama administration,health officials said on Tuesday. As of Feb. 22, about 8.8 million signed up in one of the 37 states that use online exchanges operated by the federal government and 2.85 million were in the 14 states, and Washington, D.C., that operate their own exchanges, the Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement. In the states that use the federal exchange, called healthcare.gov,

87 percent qualified for a tax credit averaging $263 per month, according to HHS. It said more than half of consumers in states using healthcare.gov bought a plan that cost $100 or less after tax credits. Enrollment across the board has largely exceeded expectations, health officials said. The enrollment period for 2015 coverage opened on Nov. 15 and closed on Feb. 15. More than 4.1 million people under 35 years old have purchased health insurance through state and federal exchanges, the HHS said Tuesday, about a third of enrollees.

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ICYMI: Nearly 11.7 million Americans enrolled in health care through the open marketplace. http://t.co/tNREJaKtvH

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 11, 2015

The number of uninsured Americans continues to drop within the first two months of 2015: http://t.co/E2HVFlRx3k

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 5, 2015