A new RAND Corporation survey estimates 9.3 million Americans gained insurance between September, the month before Obamacare’s marketplaces kicked off, and mid-March. That represents a drop in the uninsured rate from 20.5 percent to 15.8 percent, according to RAND.
The report doesn’t necessarily translate to a huge victory for Obamacare’s marketplaces: among the newly-insured, the biggest gains were in employer-sponsored coverage.
Republicans right now appear to be preparing to run for midterms on a strict anti-Obamacare platform. That could be a mistake.
As big a mistake as jeggings?
I would love it if my name were “German Lopez.” It’s a name…that sounds like a nickname!
From today’s Rand report:
‘Of those who were previously uninsured but are now insured, 7.2 million
gained [employer-sponsored insurance], 3.6 million are now covered by
Medicaid, 1.4 million signed up through the marketplaces, and the
remainder gained coverage through other sources.’
So far, Obama has spent $2 billion in taxpayer money to get 1.4 million people to sign upfor private insurance through the exchanges. Social engineering does
not work.
Jesse, the truth about the emperor and his policies don’t go down well here. Get ready for the hate.
Jesse and Andy: Why don’t the employer-sponsored numbers count?
And why doesn’t the Medicaid expansion count? That was part of the bill, too.
Who the hell wants to see an expansion of Medicaid? It’s just a step above the care you would get on a reservation. Also it is free coverage for the poor who can’t afford insurance, so it’s a system that is inefficient with its care.
Why don’t employer sponsor numbers count? Because the whole ACA is a joke. About 35 million are still uninsured, I thought Obama told us everyone will be covered? I also thought Obama told us everyone would see their health care costs go down by $2,500. Every policy today is either more expensive or has such high deductibles that people can’t afford to get ill. Thanks Obama!
Thought you might get a kick out of this, Andy: http://m.newyorker.com/online/blogs/cultur…