A new report based on Census data estimates that 8.8 millionAmericans gained health insurance in 2014.

Numerous surveys have shown that uninsured rates havedropped dramatically across the country since the PatientProtection and Affordable Care Act was implemented, but the censusstudy adds a more concrete glimpse of the law's impact.

The Census Bureau found that 33 million Americans lackedinsurance in 2014, down from 41.8 million in 2013. It calculatesthe uninsured rate fell from 13.3 percent to 10.4percent.

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