Forbes January 23, 2019

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The nation’s adult uninsured rate hit its highest level in nearly four years at nearly 14% in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a new Gallup poll.

The rate of Americans without health insurance has “risen steadily” to 13.7% from 10.9% in 2016 , data released Wednesday as part of Gallup’s national “health and well-being index,” which drew from a quarterly data sample of about 28,000 adults.

“While still below the 18% high point recorded before implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s individual health insurance mandate in 2014, today’s level is the highest in more than...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), CMS, Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, HHS, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Provider, Public Exchange, States
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