A new Gallup poll released Monday found that the uninsured rate in the U.S. is the lowest level it has been since 2008.

Gallup reports the uninsured rate dipped to 15.6% in the first quarter of 2014, a 1.5-percentage-point decline from the fourth quarter of 2013. The uninsured rates for blacks also fell, while the enrollment rate for young people in Obamacare, fell.

The uninsured rate falling kinda makes the Republican Party’s aversion to Obamacare utterly ridiculous. The fact is, the legislation can work, with tweaks as needed. It can’t be repealed at this juncture but, of course, Republicans like Sen. Ted Cruz, will offer even the weakest of explanations to refute the poll results.

The uninsured rate for every major demographic group declined in the first quarter of 2014. The uninsured rate for lower-income Americans dropped 3.2 points to 27.5% — the largest decline within any key subgroup — while the uninsured rate for blacks fell 3.3 points to 17.6%. Hispanics remain the subgroup most likely to lack health insurance, with an uninsured rate of 37.0%, though their rate dropped 1.7 points in the first quarter.

This was cross-posted from The Hinterland Gazette.