Congressman Ruben Hinojosa Announces National Poll Shows Affordable Care Act is Working

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Congressman Rubén Hinojosa announced that a just released Gallup poll (link is external) shows that the Affordable Care Act continues to bring the uninsured rate down all across America. Nationally, the uninsured rate has dropped to 11.9 percent -- 5.2 points lower than it was at the end of 2013 -- and millions more Americans now have affordable, quality health care. What's more is that the uninsured rate among Americans earning less than $36,000 in annual household income dropped 8.7 points since the end of 2013, while the rate among Hispanics fell 8.3 points. The significant drop in uninsured Hispanics is a key accomplishment for the Obama administration, which led targeted efforts to insure Hispanics as they had the highest uninsured population of all key subgroups.

"We have seen a significant drop in the uninsured rate throughout the 15th Congressional District of Texas", said U.S. Rep. Hinojosa. The Affordable Care Act is working across the country including South Texas. Many of the lower income and Hispanic families who could not afford health insurance are now covered under the Affordable Care Act. Through the efforts of nonprofit organization, trained navigators and my offices in the district, we have been able to inform and assist hundreds of residents who qualified for the Affordable Care Act."

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