Under Obamacare, 17 Million People Have Gained Health Insurance, RAND Finds
Far more Americans have gotten health coverage than lost it
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Nearly 17 million Americans gained health insurance in the first 18 months of Obamacare, according to new estimates from RAND Corp. that show far more people got insurance coverage than lost it since the most important provisions of the Affordable Care Act took effect.
The research group's number is consistent with earlier estimates and adds to the evidence that the law helped dramatically cut the number of Americans without health insurance. The RAND report comes a day after Republican senators adopted a budget plan that paves the way for an attempt to repeal Obamacare and as the Supreme Court considers whether to strike down a crucial piece of the law.