Fewer Americans Without Health Plans Since Obamacare Debut
- Coverage still scarce in some pro-Trump states, data show
- More than 95 percent of children covered by health plans
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Fewer Americans lack health insurance -- but the gap remains wide, especially in some pro-Trump states.
The number of uninsured declined to 28.3 million in the first quarter, down from 29.3 last year -- and 48.6 million in 2010, the year the Affordable Care Act was signed into law by then-President Barack Obama, according to data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.