It seems as if things are actually starting to look up, afterall.

From the article:

A lower estimate of the number of uninsured Americans may provide only a fleeting sense of relief, however. Both groups of outside researchers found that the ranks of the uninsured continue to rise with the erosion of private coverage.

"Whatever method one applies, we're still going to get rising uninsurance," said Linda Giannarelli of the Urban Institute. "This problem is not going to go away."