In the uninsured rate, that is. Gallup reports another low in the uninsured rate, which they've been tracking for the past seven years. The rate fell another half of a percentage point, from 11.9 percent to 11.4 percent, in the last quarter.
The uninsured rate has dropped nearly six percentage points since the fourth quarter of 2013, just before the requirement for Americans to carry health insurance took effect. The latest quarterly uninsured rate is the lowest Gallup and Healthways have recorded since daily tracking of this metric began in 2008. […]
Gallup's monthly trend indicates that the decline in the uninsured rate took place late in the first quarter—after the Feb. 15 deadline to purchase health insurance—and that the lower rate held steady throughout the second quarter. The uninsured rate fell to 11.3% by March, and the April, May and June averages were similar.
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—the last full quarter of interviewing before the requirement that Americans carry health insurance took effect. 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.
Remember how Obamacare was going to destroy insurance for everyone, and how employers were going to stop providing coverage? Yeah, that didn't happen either. The rate of people insured by an employer has remained pretty much stable since 2013, 44.2 percent in the final quarter of that year and 43.4 percent in the second quarter of this year. But now 20.9 percent of people report they are in a plan bought on the individual market by themselves or a family member, up from 17.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013. The percentage covered by Medicaid has increased from 6.9 percent to 9.5.
Clearly a disaster for America.another pooping on republican lies how can you support someone or thing that intentionally tries to convince you to take the road you've been railing against forever insurance gouging and inferior healthcare and limited access and in case you didn't know they are still trying to induce you to abandon the best insurance plan American's have ever seen.
that is part of the problem the republicans as usual feel we the people are getting too much from our gov't and their unofficial job is to stop it because there is never enough money for the people and always enough for witch hunts weapons of war which most sit in warehouses rusting while they open those purse strings for the newest costliest next best thing to annihilate our enemies.
Pres. on the other hand wants to improve the country infrastructure so we don't die crossing a bridge, better and equal wages and time and safer work conditions and holding those who get the most to a fairer tax. note none of that ever comes up in republican speak just how bad everything is under Obama using those still looking for a job or not qualified for one as the counter to the positives that have come from the Pres.'s desk with no help from them and little help from the Dem party but still he's come through for us in ways most don't know let me give you a heads up. just like inventions we use today we were lied to as to who invented them there is a pattern of omission of credit when it comes to people of color.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/accomplishments-of-president-barack-obama-by-dccc/111-accomplishments-of-president-barack-obama/377659576289
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African-American_inventors_and_scientists
