10 States with Highest Uninsured Rates are all Run by Republicans: Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Montana, Arizona, Oklahoma, Alaska, and New Mexico.
The states with the largest drop in uninsured residents, Kentucky and Arkansas, have embraced the ACA reforms, even though those states are also led by Republicans
Last year, 14 states had more than 20% of their population uninsured. This year, there are only three such states.
The nationwide rate of uninsured Americans has fallen from 18% in 2013 to 13.4% now.
Source; Gallup poll
For more: Millions have signed up for “Obamacare” in its first year, gaining access to medical care they previously could not afford. (bbc.com).
“Measures in Obamacare have reduced the burden of prescription drug coverage and saved seniors and people with disabilities $11.5 billion since 2010”(thehill.com)
Want an armored personnel carrier for your police force? Just fill out this one-page form: “Social Security retirement benefits come with an eight-page form, a passport application is six pages, and the shortform Obamacare application is five.” (washingtonpost.com)
Dire Obamacare Prediction Falls Hilariously Flat (businessweek.com)
Thanks To Obamacare, More Young People Are Getting Mental Health Treatment (thinkprogress.org)
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