Poll: Nation’s Uninsured Rate Hits Lowest Point Since 2008

President Barack Obama talks to a student as he visits a classroom at Bladensburg High School in Bladensburg, Md., Monday, April 7, 2014, before speaking about the economy and to announce the winners of a competition... President Barack Obama talks to a student as he visits a classroom at Bladensburg High School in Bladensburg, Md., Monday, April 7, 2014, before speaking about the economy and to announce the winners of a competition he launched last fall to bring together educators and employers to redesign the high school experience to give students access to real-world career skills and college-level courses. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) MORE LESS
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The percentage of uninsured Americans in April hit its lowest point ever since Gallup began its monthly tracking poll in 2008.

The uninsured rate dropped to 13.4 percent in April, according to the Gallup poll released Monday, down from 15.6 percent in the first quarter of 2014 and a peak of 18 percent before Obamacare enrollment started in October.

The previous low recorded by Gallup was 14.4 percent in mid-2008.

The 4.6 percentage-point drop since Obamacare enrollment launched is the equivalent of 11 million adults gaining insurance.

The April results were based on a survey of 14,704 U.S. adults, conducted from April 1 to 30. Its margin of error was 1 percentage point.

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  1. cue the “uninsured numbers” truthers

  2. and another “I hate Obamacare” talking point bites the dust. Don’t worry, they will come up with another one.

  3. I believe the correct response to this news is: ‘BENGHAZI!!!’

    Of course, the GOP could react like adults…naah…just kidding.

  4. I blame Obama. +20 characters

  5. I love that picture of the President. It does fit.

    How is this not good news for anyone with any common sense?

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