eAlert Wed, 02/24/2016 - 12:00 cad59fab-1aa5-4068-b4f9-7669a24e5ad4

<p>Data out this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Health Interview Survey show that the number of uninsured Americans fell by nearly 20 million between 2010, when the Affordable Care Act was passed, and January–September 2015. Since 2010, there has also been a drop in the percentage of people who were unable to obtain needed medical care because of the cost.</p><p>In a new blog post, The Commonwealth Fund’s Sara Collins and David Blumenthal, M.D., review the report’s positive trends, which mirror those seen in other surveys, including those from The Commonwealth Fund.</p>

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