The number of people with health insurance in the US has increased by more than 11 million in the last five years since President Barack Obama signed Obamacare, according to two reports released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Although this means that about 37 million more people do not have insurance, it is still the lowest level in the number of uninsured in more than 15 years.
In the report of the US government, published on March 15, it is stated, however, that since 2010 and "Obamacare", the number of health insurance has increased by about 16,4 million, and the number of uninsured has fallen to 13,2 million.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention points out that the most dramatic change compared to 2013 occurred in the first nine months of 2014, when the number of insured persons increased by 7,6 million.
On yesterday's five-year anniversary of Obama's reform of the health care system, the conflict between its supporters and opponents still remained current.
Obama assessed that this law "works better than thought".
The President of the House of Representatives, Republican John Benner, believes, on the other hand, that he is "a legacy of unfulfilled promises".
The Health Insurance Act offers subsidized private cost coverage for people who do not have access to insurance through work, as well as those with low incomes.
The main issue now surrounding the law is a Supreme Court case in which its opponents say subsidies under it are illegal in most US states.
They questioned the text of the law, which says it allows subsidies only in states that have established their own health market. Most have not yet done so, and rely on the federal health insurance service.
Opponents of the law point out that it was passed with the aim of extending state subsidies for health care to all federal states.
The decision in that case should be made at the end of June.
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