The number of Americans getting employer-sponsored health insurance is at the lowest point since President Obama took office, a new Gallup poll released Friday reveals.

At 44.5 percent, the percentage of people getting health care through an employer is just slightly lower than in 2011, but 5 percentage points lower than in 2008. The latest figures come despite the fact that the economy added roughly 1.8 million jobs last year.

Opponents of President Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have argued dropping health coverage is an unintended consequence of the law that will negatively affect employees who want to stick with the coverage they know and like.

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