New Gallup Poll: 'Uninsured Rate Lowest to Date'
U.S. Uninsured Rate at 11.4% in Second Quarter
The uninsured rate among U.S. adults aged 18 and older was 11.4% in the second quarter of 2015, down from 11.9% in the first quarter. The uninsured rate has dropped nearly six percentage points since the fourth quarter of 2013...The latest quarterly uninsured rate is the lowest Gallup and Healthways have recorded since daily tracking of this metric began in 2008.
Uninsured Rate Declines Sharply Among Minorities and Lower-Income Americans
From a long-range perspective, the uninsured rate has declined across nearly all key subgroups since 2013. But the sharpest declines have occurred among Hispanics, blacks and lower-income Americans. The uninsured rate among Hispanics declined by 9.6 points from the fourth quarter of 2013…Similarly, the percentage of uninsured blacks dipped 8.9 points over this period. Across major subgroups, those making less than $36,000 in annual household income have seen the sharpest drop – 9.9 points since the fourth quarter of 2013.
The Affordable Care Act was designed to help Americans from all corners of the country gain quality, affordable health care coverage. It's doing just that – and Congressional Republicans should stop wasting precious time and taxpayer money working to repeal or undermine this law.