More Obamacare fuckups

[Thondalar]

Poorly written, poorly executed; as I said from the start.

Every American being healthy is a wonderful idea that I fully endorse.

This was not the way to accomplish that.

[ClydeR]

So we're at negative 2.7 million people have health insurance because of Obamacare?

That's exactly right, if you don't include the additional 4 million people who qualified for the expanded Medicaid and CHIP and if you don't compare the quality of the insurance policies that were lost and gained.

[Tgo01]

That's exactly right, if you don't include the additional 4 million people who qualified for the expanded Medicaid and CHIP and if you don't compare the quality of the insurance policies that were lost and gained.

My bad. So we're negative 2.7 million private health insurance plans?

I thought the influx of people buying health insurance plans was what was going to bring healthcare costs down for everyone?

[ClydeR]

I thought the influx of people buying health insurance plans was what was going to bring healthcare costs down for everyone?

Why did you think that? Did someone say that?

[Tgo01]

Why did you think that? Did someone say that?

Yes. Back. You should know this ClydeR...seeing as you are Back!

Dun dun dunnnnnnnn!

[Atlanteax]

The 6 million signed up for Obamacare figure?

Inflated by oh... 3.1 million

http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/13/news...html?iid=HP_LN

[Tgo01]

The 6 million signed up for Obamacare figure?

Inflated by oh... 3.1 million

http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/13/news...html?iid=HP_LN

That would be awesome if they keep counting people already on Medicaid as people who "signed up" under Obamacare. Imagine when the number of people signing up under Obamacare exceeds the number of people who were uninsured to begin with.

[Tgo01]

Too funny.

Young adults from 18 to 34 are only 24 percent of total enrollment, the administration said in its first signup figures broken down for age, gender and other details. With the HealthCare.gov website now working, the figures cover the more than 2 million Americans who had signed up for government-subsidized private insurance through the end of December in new federal and state markets.

Enrolling young and healthy people is important because they generally pay more into the system than they take out, subsidizing older adults. While 24 percent is not a bad start, say independent experts, it should be closer to 40 percent to help keep premiums down.

Adults ages 55-64 were the most heavily represented in the signups, accounting for 33 percent of the total. Overall, the premiums paid by people in that demographic don't fully cover their medical expenses. Some are in the waiting room for Medicare; that coverage starts at age 65.

For example, the administration is unable to say how of many of those enrolling for coverage had been previously uninsured. Some might have been among the more than 4.7 million insured people whose previous policies were canceled because they didn't meet the law's standards.

Really? They're touting a 2 million sign up figure and don't know how many of those didn't have insurance previously?

What a joke.

[Jarvan]

Too funny.





Really? They're touting a 2 million sign up figure and don't know how many of those didn't have insurance previously?

What a joke.

Not at all... they are "Unable to say" that doesn't mean they don't know. They just are "unable to say". Granted, they may really not know. Which begs to question, why wasn't one of the questions to enroll.. "Do you have, or had health insurance, or where you uninsured?"

[Tolwynn]

How many millions did they get for copy/pasting into babelfish or the equivalent?