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Tracking Uninsured Rates Following ObamaCare

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The third open-enrollment period has begun, and according to WalletHut, nearly 12 percent of the United States adult population still does not have health insurance. Not surprisingly, this percentage is lower than before the roll out of the Affordable Care Act, also referred to as ObamaCare. In a report released this week, the financial services site reported:

Massachusetts has the lowest uninsured rate, and Texas has the highest. 

States with the lowest uninsured rate include: Massachusetts (3.28 percent), Vermont (4.95 percent), Hawaii (5.27 percent), District of Columbia (5.28 percent) and Minnesota (5.88 percent). The states with the highest uninsured rate include: Oklahoma (15.36 percent), Georgia (15.83 percent), Florida (16.57 percent), Alaska (17.21 percent) and Texas (19.06 percent).

Maine had the smallest decrease in its uninsured rate, and Oregon saw the biggest decrease. 

The states with the biggest decrease in the uninsured rate include: Oregon, Nevada, Kentucky, California and West Virginia. The states with the smallest decrease in the uninsured rate include: Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Massachusetts and Maine.

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