The number of Americans across the U.S. without health insurance rose for the first time in a decade, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But in Louisiana, more people are covered than ever before, bucking the national trend. Louisiana’s uninsured rate declined slightly from 8.4% in 2017 to 8% percent in 2018, reflecting 19,000 newly covered residents, according the bureau’s annual report on health insurance coverage released Tuesday. Nationally, the uninsured rate is 8.9%. Louisiana is one of 15 states that saw a drop in the uninsured population last year. In…
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