ACA decreased the number of uninsured Americans
This is according to a Urban Institute study by Karpman, Long and Zuckerman (2016). They look at changes in the uninsurance rate and in the rate of full-year insurance coverage for nonelderly adults (ages 18 to 64) overall and by state Medicaid expansion status. They found that: The uninsurance rate for nonelderly adults fell from 17.6 percent in…