Since the expansion of the premium tax credit in the marketplace, exchange enrollment doubled. And we heard about that. And the participation jumped from 11 million people to 24 million people. So The uninsured rate in the United States dropped to its all time low of 7.9%. So as of this year, nearly 300,000 Washingtonians received insurance coverage on the exchange. About 20,000 right here in the very far eastern part of Washington. (13:18–13:25)
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Asserts that the uninsured rate in the U.S. dropped to 7.9%.
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