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Dan Diamond: Thanks, Obamacare: America’s Uninsured Rate Is Below 10% For First Time Ever
For the first time in more than 50 years of surveys, the CDC on Wednesday reported that more than 90% of Americans ā 90.8% of us, to be specific ā have health insurance.Ā Until now, no major survey had ever found that the uninsured rate in America has hit single digits.Ā The data comes from the National Health Interview Survey, which the CDC and the Census Bureau have been conducting for more than 50 years.
Nearly 16 million fewer Americans were uninsured in early 2015 compared to 2013.Ā And based on past precedent, thereās every expectation that the uninsured rate will continue to go down as enrollment in the ACA exchanges and Medicaid keeps going up.Ā Having more insured customers is good for the health care industry, too. Hospitals are reporting huge jobs gains, and the health care sector is reporting its best 12-month stretch of new jobs in almost 25 years.
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