Gallup's Jenna Levy reports that "the uninsured rate has dropped 4.2 percentage points since the Affordable Care Act's requirement for Americans to have health insurance went into effect one year ago." Levy also reports that the uninsured rate among "blacks dropped seven points over the past year, while the rate among Americans earning less than $36,000 in annual household income dropped 6.9 points." Overall, Gallup's surveys shows the Affordable Care Act has met one of its goals to increase the number of Americans with health insurance coverage.
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