Politics
Obamacare is 5 years-old; more Americans health care coverage – CDC
– Some 6.8 million people were covered through the health care law’s new insurance markets during July to September of 2014.
– The most significant coverage gains last year came among adults ages 18-64. Nearly 40 million were uninsured in 2013. But that dropped to 32.6 million in the first 9 months of 2014.
– States that moved forward with the law’s Medicaid expansion saw a bigger decline in the share of their residents uninsured.
The main question hanging over the law now is a Supreme Court case in which opponents argue that its subsidies are illegal in most states. They contend that the exact wording of the law only allows subsidized coverage in states that have set up their own insurance markets. Most have not done so, relying instead on the federal HealthCare.gov.
The Obama administration counters that the context of the law makes it clear the purpose was to expand coverage in every state. A decision is expected to be announced by late June.
Copyright 2015 The Associated Press
