US Census Data: Uninsured Rate…Increased in 2014?

Photo Credit: TownHallWait, what? We’ve expressed a healthy skepticism of the administration’s “official” enrollment numbers, and for good reason — but even I must admit to being a bit flummoxed by the United States Census Bureau’s new findings that America’s uninsured population increased in 2014 over 2013. That data, via Phil Kerpen:

A separate government metric indicated that the uninsured population has decreased by 3.8 million overall, which falls far short of the administration’s alleged numbers, but is at least an uptick. Writing at Forbes, policy analyst Joseph Antos delves into the numbers:

This week’s double-barreled release of government statistics on HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE leaves us with only one question: How many Americans are insured because of Obamacare? Remarkably, the two highly regarded government surveys released this week do not even agree whether the number of uninsured increased or decreased. The survey that received a great deal of attention said there were 3.8 million fewer uninsured. The other, which was hardly noticed, found that there were 1.3 million more uninsured…The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported preliminary results on the expansion of HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.

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