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LA Times: Now its 12m newly insured
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:10 am
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:10 am
Citing a Gallup poll...
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quote:
WASHINGTON — President Obama's health law has led to an even greater increase in health coverage than previously estimated, according to new Gallup survey data, which suggests that about 12 million previously uninsured Americans have gained coverage since last fall.
That is millions more than Gallup found in March and suggests that as many as 4 million people have signed up for some kind of insurance in the last several weeks as the first enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act drew to a close.
Just 12.9% of adults nationally lacked coverage in the first half of April, initial data from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index indicate. That's the lowest rate since the survey began in 2008.
Eighteen percent were uninsured in the third quarter of 2013, just before Americans could start shopping for coverage on the new online marketplaces created by the law.
Gallup pollsters cautioned that the data are preliminary but said it is increasingly clear the health law is responsible for the gains. "It is fair to say it is having a significant impact," said Dan Witters, the survey's research director.
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This post was edited on 4/17/14 at 8:30 am
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Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:18 am to Lsut81
This is very good news. It is important that these stories be told. Just goes to show how imbecilic those nasty, spiteful, hateful Republicans (who only want to see poor people die horribly painful deaths from getting nothing more than a common cold and then gleefully denying them health care) are.
Just getting it in there before Rex has a chance to.
/sarcasm
Just getting it in there before Rex has a chance to.
/sarcasm
This post was edited on 4/17/14 at 8:19 am
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:18 am to Lsut81
quote:
it is increasingly clear the health law is responsible for the gains
Yeah, and here's why:
quote:
Arkansas could save about $88 million in state tax dollars next year by adopting insurance-plan options that would encourage more lowwage public school employees to enroll in the state’s expanded Medicaid program, a consultant told state lawmakers on Wednesday.
Eric Helman, president of Atlanta-based Continuous Health LLC, said the state also could save about $36 million by limiting eligibility for coverage to employees who work at least 30 hours per week.
Most of the 4,700 parttime employees who would be affected by the proposals likely would qualify for Medicaid or other subsidized coverage under the federal health-care overhaul law, he said.
More leeches signing up, more taxpayers money to be collected to pay for it.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:18 am to Lsut81
Spin baby spin
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:22 am to Lsut81
Why does Gallup have to poll this to get the numbers.
Can the insurance companies just release the hard numbers? Why is that so difficult?
Can the insurance companies just release the hard numbers? Why is that so difficult?
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:30 am to Lsut81
If the hard number was 12 million signed up, Obama and this administration would be holding prime time briefing, on all the talk shows, etc. They know the actual number is much less than expectations...
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:36 am to Lsut81
And even more could be signed up if 24 states expanded their Medicaid programs like the law said they should but but SCOTUS said they did not have to. Then we might have more than 20 newly insured.
It would have also been helpful if more than 17 states had set up state exchanges instead of letting their citizens use the Federal website.
It would have also been helpful if more than 17 states had set up state exchanges instead of letting their citizens use the Federal website.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 10:47 am to Lsut81
Paluka Times: Now it's close to 100 Trillion newly insured! Illegeal (Intergallactic) aliens have signed up.
Who Knew?!!!
Who Knew?!!!
Posted on 4/17/14 at 11:27 am to Lsut81
Yea, the numbers aren't true.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 12:27 pm to Lsut81
quote:
Now its 12m newly insured
How many of those newly insured were denied coverage prior to last year? I don't get why people become insured because you will be fined otherwise is a big deal? If a law came out that you had to drive a red car or pay $$ fine I bet more people would drive a red car. The issue has been how does this affect health care and adding more people while restricting doctor access is not going to increase quality of care.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 1:44 pm to Lsut81
quote:
WASHINGTON — President Obama's health law has led to an even greater increase in health coverage than previously estimated, according to new Gallup survey data, which suggests that about 12 million previously uninsured Americans have gained coverage since last fall.
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