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In U.S., Uninsured Rate Sinks to 12.9%
The percentage of uninsured U.S. adults dipped to 12.9% in the fourth quarter of 2014, from 13.4% in the third quarter. The uninsured rate is down 4.2 percentage points since the Affordable Care Act went into effect in January 2014.
Snapshot: U.S. Uninsured Rate Edging Down in First Quarter
The percentage of U.S. adults lacking health insurance coverage has declined marginally to 12.3% so far in the first quarter of 2015, from 12.9% in the fourth quarter of 2014.
U.S. Uninsured Rate Edges Up Slightly
The percentage of uninsured adults in the U.S. climbed slightly to 11.3% in the first quarter of 2017, from 10.9% in each of the last two quarters of 2016.
U.S. Uninsured Rate at 11.0%, Lowest in Eight-Year Trend
In the first quarter of 2016, the uninsured rate among U.S. adults averaged 11.0%, down from 11.9% in the fourth quarter of 2015. This marks a new low in Gallup and Healthways' eight-year trend.
U.S. Uninsured Rate at New Low of 10.9% in Third Quarter
In the third quarter of 2016, the uninsured rate reached a low of 10.9% in Gallup's and Healthways' nine-year trend. This is down from 17.1% in the fourth quarter of 2013 before a key healthcare provision, the individual mandate, took effect.
U.S. Uninsured Rate Drops to 13.4%
The percentage of U.S. adults without health insurance was 13.4% in April, compared with 15.6% in the first quarter of 2014 and 17.1% in the fourth quarter of 2013. The rate dropped most among blacks, Hispanics, and lower-income Americans.
Arkansas, Kentucky Report Sharpest Drops in Uninsured Rate
Arkansas and Kentucky lead all states in reported drops in their uninsured rates in 2014. The uninsured rates declined more in states that chose to expand Medicaid and set up their own marketplace exchanges than in states that have not.
In U.S., Uninsured Rate Sinks to 13.4% in Second Quarter
The uninsured rate in the U.S. dropped to 13.4% in the second quarter of 2014 from 15.6% in the first quarter. This is the lowest rate recorded since Gallup and Healthways began tracking the percentage of uninsured Americans in 2008.
In U.S., Uninsured Rate Lowest Since 2008
In the U.S., the uninsured rate was 15.6% in the first quarter of 2014, down 1.5 percentage points from the fourth quarter of 2013. The uninsured rate is the lowest measured since late 2008.
U.S. Uninsured Rate Holds Steady at 13.4%
In the U.S., the uninsured rate for adults is at 13.4% for April and May, the first two months of the year's second quarter. The sharpest declines since the fourth quarter of 2013 are among blacks and Hispanics.