Despite the House Republican shutdown, credit downgrades, lawsuits and scaremongering, the verdict is in: the #ACA has lowered the number of uninsured Americans.
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
Democratic Caucus of the U.S. House of RepresentativesHouse Democrats, joined by Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), call on House Republicans to end their dangerous obsession with stripping health benefits from Americans across the United States.
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the uninsured rate in America has dropped to its lowest level in 5 years!
The uninsured rate peaked at 18.0% in the third quarter of 2013, but has consistently declined since then. This downward trend in the uninsured rate coincided with the health insurance marketplace exchanges opening in October 2013, and accelerated as the March 31 deadline to purchase health insurance coverage approached — and passed — for most uninsured Americans.
Via Gallup.