Although it still faces court challenges, the nation’s health care law has steadily reduced the rate of Americans without health insurance to its lowest rate in seven years, according to a new Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey. States that have embraced the law’s Medicaid expansion have seen the greatest drop among insured residents. Texas remains the state with the highest uninsured rate, at 24.4 percent. (The Associated Press)
Christine Ayala was a Texas Tribune fellow, focusing on reporting and newsletter production, in 2014 and 2015. Before joining the Tribune, Christine interned for the Austin American-Statesman features... More by Christine Ayala
