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One in five Americans approve of Congress, unchanged since April. However, Republicans' approval of the body has declined 22 percentage points since February.

Despite Americans continuing to view the Affordable Care Act (ACA) more negatively than positively and a federal health exchange website rife with technological glitches, the U.S. uninsured rate has fallen in so far in 2014.

Herewith are 10 data-driven observations about the current government shutdown situation.

Americans' confidence in the U.S. economy tumbled last week. Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index dropped six points to a score of +5 -- the lowest weekly average since November.

Americans are more likely to say the 2010 healthcare law now upheld by the Supreme Court will hurt the national economy than help it, 46% to 37%.

Dissatisfaction with aspects of the U.S. government remained the most important problem this month, while healthcare was not far behind in Americans' concerns.

Thirty-five percent of Americans have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the U.S. medical system, down from 41% last year. Republicans' confidence fell by eight points this year; Democrats' fell by two.

Discover how Highmark Health employed strategies and tools to drive performance, embrace disruption and make healthcare better in the pandemic.

Forty-eight percent of U.S. small-business owners say the Affordable Care Act is going to be bad for their business, 9% say it will be good, and 39% expect no impact. Forty-one percent are postponing hiring as a result of the law.

Two-thirds of Americans are satisfied with the way the healthcare system in the U.S. is working for them, little changed since mid-March. Those without health insurance and Republicans have the lowest satisfaction levels.