Number of uninsured Americans hits 4-year high

The number of uninsured Americans reached 13.7% in the fourth quarter of last year, the highest rate since 2014. The rate also rose from 10.9% in 2016, and that increase represents about 7 million Americans.

The level reached 18.0% in 2012, according to a new research study by Gallup. The implementation of the Affordable Care Act's individual health insurance mandate in 2014 drove that down to the 2016 level. But the effects of the legislation are no longer favorable.

The Gallup data are based on the question, "Do you have health insurance coverage?" Sample sizes of randomly selected adults in 2018 were around 28,000 per quarter.

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