The ACA lowered America's uninsured rate to a historic 8.6 percent low in the first three months of 2016 — a progression that a CDC report predicts will start slowing this year, according to CBS News.
A Nov. 3 report released by the CDC analyzed National Health Interview Survey data including responses from more than 48,000 Americans this year.
Here are four report findings.
1. America's uninsured population decreased by 200,000 between 2015 and the first half of this year, according to the CDC, which called it "a nonsignificant difference."
2. Approximately 28.6 million Americans were uninsured last year, and 28.4 million were still uninsured after the first six months of this year, the CDC found.
3. Study author Emily Zammitti, associate service fellow at the CDC, said, "Whether it's plateauing or not ... we can't determine that," according to the report.
4. The CDC also adjusted America's uninsured rate to 8.9 percent, up from 8.6 percent.
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