The Affordable Care Act

[bobabode]

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-...#axzz2xYpEFqkJ

"• About 9 million people have bought health plans directly from insurers, instead of using the marketplaces, Rand found. The vast majority of these people were previously insured.
• Fewer than a million people who had health plans in 2013 are now uninsured because their plans were canceled for not meeting new standards set by the law, the Rand survey indicates.
Republican critics of the law have suggested that the cancellations last fall have led to a net reduction in coverage.
That is not supported by survey data or insurance companies, many of which report they have retained the vast majority of their 2013 customers by renewing old policies, which is permitted in about half the states, or by moving customers to new plans." LATimes

Sum? The rightwing Gopper echo chamber brought to you by Faux Noise and Rush Limberger are full of sh!t and lying their a$$es off. No surprise there.

[bobabode]

Let's not ignore the fact that there are other tangible benefits to the ACA.

i.e. "• An additional 3 million young adults have gained coverage in recent years through a provision of the law that enables dependent children to remain on their parents' health plans until they turn 26, according to national health insurance surveys from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-...#ixzz2xYufnFeO

[bobabode]

Closing the Gee Whiz Bush donut hole for senior's Medicare prescriptions and taking 4.5 million adults out of the emergency room boondoggle of substandard care for the poor.

"• At least 4.5 million previously uninsured adults have signed up for state Medicaid programs, according to Rand's unpublished survey data, which were shared with The Times. That tracks with estimates from Avalere Health, a consulting firm that is closely following the law's implementation." LATimes

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-...#ixzz2xYwHAats

[bobabode]

http://www.latimes.com/nation/politi...#axzz2xZKHDmfm

Healthcare.gov experiences a hiccup this morning as the sheer volume of people trying to sign up crashes the site.

So much for the idea that the ACA is a deeply unpopular program.

[4-2-7]

Who are you talking to?

you look lonely..

[Dondilion]

It believe that Democrats who were demurring are now going to bat for Obamacare.

The turn out for Ocare has put some juice into Democratic activists. There was a big dread that the numbers would be way below expectation; thankfully that is not the case. The last six weeks of of media campaign, especially radio, apparently paid off.

[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

It believe that Democrats who were demurring are now going to bat for Obamacare.

The turn out for Ocare has put some juice into Democratic activists. There was a big dread that the numbers would be way below expectation; thankfully that is not the case. The last six weeks of of media campaign, especially radio, apparently paid off.

Yep, there's been comments on "the Galifianakis bump".

[Dondilion]

A look at Kentucky and Beshear.

http://news.yahoo.com/in-kentucky--o...195221884.html

[Ike Bana]

Originally Posted by 4-2-7

Who are you talking to?

you look lonely..

You look like a mammoth waste of bandwidth.

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by Ike Bana

You look like a mammoth waste of bandwidth.

This may explain it.