Courtesy of the LA Times:
President Obama's healthcare law, despite a rocky rollout and determined opposition from critics, already has spurred the largest expansion in health coverage in America in half a century, national surveys and enrollment data show.
As the law's initial enrollment period closes, at least 9.5 million previously uninsured people have gained coverage. Some have done so through marketplaces created by the law, some through other private insurance and others through Medicaid, which has expanded under the law in about half the states.
The tally draws from a review of state and federal enrollment reports, surveys and interviews with insurance executives and government officials nationwide.
This is looking better and better for those Democrats in red states moving forward, IF the Republicans continue to rely on their support of the Affordable Care Act to vilify them.
Democrats have much to be proud of and they need to sing it loud and long, and in response voters need to flock to the polls to show their support.
Ah yes. Waterloo.
ReplyDelete....and all the fauxs down in Fauxville cried, "Boo Hoo Hooooo!"
ReplyDeleteBut, But. ... pEople don't WANT Obamacare!
ReplyDeleteObamacare is going to BANKRUPT America!
Obamacare is the WORST thing to happen to the pEople of America since, Like, ever!
And, ya knoW. ....
Benghazi!!
(You DID see that the three morons: McCain, Graham and Ayotte are trying to resurrect this dead horse, right? )
Website is swamped, (to be expected on the last day) so Fox is crying "the website sucks !" Wonder how much of the website snags and slowdowns are caused by deliberate Republican sabotage ??
ReplyDeleteThe ONLY reason many of those repuglican governors didn't expand medicade was because it would have made President Obama look good. Yes, they would rather people DIE from lack of healthcare than cooperate with a black president. These governors that did not allow medicare expansion are all welfare states that have never turned away a federal dollar before.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many would now be insured if the republicans hadn't lied and spread misinformation?
ReplyDeleteDon't worry too much. I'll bet they'll be signing up next year during open enrollment.
DeleteOnce again, Gryphen, you've regrettably buried the lede. At least get the headline correctly:
ReplyDeleteAccording to Fux News, "Obamacare EPIC FAILURE!! Fewer than 9.5 million get past hopelessly broken website. Most illegal aliens! Scandal fallout overwhelms incompetent White House. 78% demand Jeb Bush replace Obama in '16. "
Is that people who registered or people who had insurance because of it?
ReplyDeleteI registered but chose against it because $800/mo is RIDICULOUS
So you have no insurance?
DeleteThe best part was the rose garden speech. "The ACA is here to stay"
ReplyDeletehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/enrollment-under-the-affordable-care-act-on-track-to-reach-7-million/2014/04/01/1f6b8b96-b99b-11e3-9a05-c739f2
It's only going to get better from here, can't wait for next year's open enrollment. Oh well, the ridics will always have "Benghazi".