Despite largely living in areas run by Republicans who have sought to stymie the Affordable Care Act, rural Americans may very well be the greatest beneficiaries of the landmark health law, suggests a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The report cited two studies that found that insurance coverage has risen slightly more for those living in rural zip codes than for residents of urban ones.
A Gallup survey found that coverage rose by 8 percentage points for rural residents and 7.9 percentage points for urban residents, while a study by the Washington, D.C.-based Urban Institute found a 7.2 percentage point increase in rural America, compared to an increase of 6.3 percentage points in urban areas.
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