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Nearly 90 percent of Americans have health coverage

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Before the Affordable Care Act went into effect two years ago, nearly 20 percent of Americans didn't have health insurance. Now, nearly nine in 10 do, reports CNNMoney.
 
A poll by Gallup found only 11.9 percent of Americans are not insured, the lowest percentage since Gallup began recording information on health-care coverage in 2008, the report states.
 
Coverage rates across all demographics have improved, according to the report, with the greatest improvements for people making less than $36,000 per year and those ages 26 to 34. An improving economy and falling unemployment rate also are attributed for the rise in health insurance coverage.

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