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The good: The percentage of people in Georgia who lack health insurance shrank 3 points in 2014 to 15.8 percent as folks signed on to Obamacare.

The bad: Georgia’s percentage of people without coverage last year was the fourth-highest in the nation, trailing only Texas, Alaska and Florida.

The Census Bureau released those numbers in a report Wednesday that’s considered the most consistent and complete picture of the nation’s health coverage.

But despite the overall decline in rates of uninsured people, some safety-net providers in Georgia said they have not seen a drop in demand for medical care from uninsured patients over the past two years.

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Yemaya Lyles (right) wipes away tears during a news conference in front of the Rockdale County Public Schools administration building on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. Lyles' son, Antonio, was assaulted by a paraprofessional, who has since been fired and charged with battery. Lyles says her case against the school district has dragged on since then. (Miguel Martinez/AJC 2023)

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