[quote=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/us/fe ... h-law.html]The share of poor Americans who were uninsured declined substantially in 2014, according to the first full year of federal data since the Affordable Care Act extended coverage to millions of Americans last year.
The drop was largely in line with earlier findings by private polling companies such as Gallup, but was significant because of its source — the National Health Interview Survey, a long-running federal survey considered to be a gold standard by researchers. The findings are being released on Tuesday.
The survey also registered a sharp decline in the share of black Americans who were uninsured, which fell by nearly a third to 13.5 percent from 18.9 percent in 2013. That was the largest annual change for any racial or ethnic group since the survey began in 1997.
The survey shows the impact the law has had as a far-reaching ruling on it by the Supreme Court nears. If the court rules against the government, it would have the effect of eliminating a large share of the subsidies that have enabled many lower-income people to afford health insurance.[/quote]
Fewer Poor Uninsured After Health Law, Study Finds
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