Tag: uninsured Americans

Obamacare health insurance progress could stall, says CDC

G. Turner
obamacare health insurance agent business

A recent government report praised the coverage expanded by the Affordable Care Act, but still shows concerns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report assessing Obamacare health insurance. Within the report, President Barack Obama was praised for having brought the number of uninsured Americans to a record low. However, it also cautioned of potentially stalling progress this year. The report was based on a CDC study that said the Affordable Care Act may have maxed out its effectiveness. The CDC warned that Obamacare health insurance may have…

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Health insurance coverage is growing, says Census Bureau

Marc
Covered California exchange health insurance coverage

A new report has just been released and has showed that there continue to be fewer uninsured Americans. The Census Bureau has now released its Health Insurance Coverage in the United States for 2015 report. It revealed that last year saw greater progress in reducing the number of people who are uninsured. This maintained a trend that was recorded the year before when there was a considerable plummet in the number of people without a health plan. Last year, the rate of uninsured people fell to 9.1 percent after having…

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Health insurance market is experiencing a growth rate slowdown

Marc
affordable care act health insurance coverage

A government survey has shown that the growth rate within that market dropped significantly in 2016. A federal report has confirmed that the health insurance market growth rate is slowing down. In fact, this year saw a notable growth reduction when compared to the rates seen since the launch of the Affordable Care Act. Still, there is progress being made and at the start of the year, uninsured rates hit record lows. During the first three months of the year, the health insurance market was providing coverage for an additional…

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Health insurance now covers almost 9 out of every 10 American adults

Julie Campbell
Health Insurance rate increases

This figure was revealed in the report about the results of a large survey that was recently released. According to the outcome of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey that was recently conducted, almost 9 out of every 10 adults across the United States are now reporting that they have health insurance coverage. Back in 2013, that figure was showing as being just slightly more than 8 out of every 10 U.S. adults. What has yet to be known about these health insurance study results is whether this is actually a…

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Health insurance coverage is now protecting more Americans

Julie Campbell
Health Insurance coverage - uninsured drops

A new survey has shown that the number of uninsured people in the United States has dropped. This week, federal researchers have reported that in the first quarter of 2014, there was a substantial decline in the number of people in the United States who do not have health insurance. This represents the very first official federal measure of the number of uninsured people, this year. This represents the first time the federal government has measured the number of Americans without health insurance coverage since the individual mandate of the…

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