CDC: Uninsured rate hits all-time low, credit goes to Obamacare
The number of those with high-deductible plans did rise significantly, according to the statistics.
The uninsured rate has fallen to a record low of 8.6 percent, according to stats released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
However, the number of adults enrolled in the health insurance marketplace or state-based exchanges has not significantly increased this year to last.
Adults 18 to 64 years old who received private coverage through the Obamacare exchanges rose from 4.4 percent in the first quarter of 2015 to 4.7 percent in the first quarter of 2016.
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The number of those with high deductible plans did rise significantly, according to the statistics.
Those under the age of 65 who had private insurance with a high deductible rose from 25.3 percent in 2010, to 36.7 percent in 2015 and 40 percent during the first three months of 2016.
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The 8.6 percent uninsured rate is for the first quarter of 2016, from January to March. This compares to a 14.4 percent uninsured rate in 2013, before the Affordable Care Act went into effect.
The previous record low was 9.1 percent, set in 2015.
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