June 9 (UPI) -- Americans who have purchased health insurance on a government exchange are less likely to rate their coverage positively, though a large majority still do so, according to a new survey.
In a Gallup Poll of Americans with health insurance, 74 percent of those who purchased insurance on the federal marketplace or on a state-run exchange rated their coverage as "excellent" or "good."
That figure rose to 81 percent for individuals who get health insurance through an employer or another source.
Government-run health insurance exchanges, a central part of former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, have recently suffered as some insurers have backed out and others have been forced to raise premiums to levels that make buying the insurance unattractive -- and in come cases unaffordable -- despite the fact Americans are required under the law to do so.
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Gallup has also tracked the number of uninsured Americans, which hit a record-low level of 10.9 percent at the end of 2016.
Overall, the highest-rated insurance plans by those who have them are military veterans, 88 percent of whom rate VA care as excellent or good. That is followed by 86 percent of people who buy health insurance through a labor union; 84 percent of Medicare enrollees; 79 percent who buy insurance through a current or former employer; 78 percent who are enrolled in Medicaid; 74 percent who pay for health insurance themselves; and 74 percent who have bought insurance on a government exchange.
The Gallup poll is based on interviews from March 8 to May 7, which included 24,156 adults 18 or older. The margin of error is 1 percentage point.
