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Uninsured Rate is 9.2%, a Record Low

By Robert Sheen | August 13, 2015
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Only 9.2% Americans are without , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. This is the lowest rate since the CDC began keeping records in 1972.

The agency said the number Americans without declined by 7 million people over the last 12 months, but 29 million Americans still lack . Since 2013, when the Act became effective, the number Americans has declined by 15.8 million, according to the CDC.

Analysts noted that some the increase is due to improving economic conditions, which have put more people back to work and thus covered by company .

However, the largest declines in rates were among poor or near-poor adults, suggesting that the was responsible for most the gains in . Both groups had rates near 50% percent in 2010, declining to 28% among poor adults and 23.8% among near-poor adults currently.

Among young adults between the ages 19 and 25, the rate is 16.6%, well above the national average but still lower than in past years. The rate for white Americans was 7.5%, while 21.2% Hispanics and 12% blacks lacked .

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