[Second Amendment First]

But officials expressed optimism ...

[Purrcival]

“Health Care Plans Attracting Older, Less Healthy People”

Well, DUH! And in other news, water is still wet...

[kabar]

Of those who signed up in the first three months, 55 percent are age 45 to 64, officials said. Only 24 percent of those choosing a health insurance plan are 18 to 34, a group that is usually healthier and needs fewer costly medical services. People 55 to 64 – just below the age at which people qualify for Medicare -- represented the largest group, at 33 percent.

Or put another way, 76% of the people signing up are 35 to 64.

[SampleMan]

So more “subsidized” volunteers than “full-pay +” volunteers.

I don’t know who could have predicted this.

[ZULU]

I’m older, I have a group health plan AND I WANT TO KEEP IT!!!!!

[JSDude1]

But officials expressed optimism

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But officials are delusional like the early 20th Century “scientific progessives”.

[Tzimisce]

It’s okay: in a few years when the massive penalties kick in, the young will sign up.

They’ll have too.

[TexasFreeper2009]

doesn’t matter, any losses will be covered by the federal government with our tax dollars.

A big insurance bailout was written into Obamacare so it can’t fail.

The insurance companies could lose 1 trillion and it wouldn’t matter, they will just hand the government a bill for their losses.

We are screwed.

[Nervous Tick]

>> But officials expressed optimism ...

I’d like to express THEM.

It the way that one would express an olive to get the oil out.

[Mr. K]

"“We’re pleased to see such a strong response and heavy demand,” said Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services. “Among young adults, the momentum was particularly strong.” "

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ~!!!!!

Now I can see why the puppet masters picked this good little Apparatchik functionary to run it.

Apparatchik /ˌɑːpəˈrɑːtʃɪk is a Russian colloquial term for a full-time, professional functionary of the Communist Party or government

[grania]

People will sign up. Have you noticed all of the news reports about the "increase in deadly flu, one that is particularly dangerous for younger people"? Next you'll be seeing "news reports" about quarantined people and how expensive their health care was because they weren't insured, and couldn't get insurance one they had the flu.

People will be scared into signing up. And once they're in and use it, I wonder how easy it will be for them to drop out.

[ßuddaßudd]

Cant Øbama just let millions of immigrants into the country and pay taxes to offset the older versus younger citizens ?

[Oldeconomybuyer]

...People signing up for health insurance...

Signing up does not mean PAID. This administration is the most fraudulent in history, and the idiots in the media let them get away with the fraud.

[steve86]

For some reason, I initially read the title as "“Health Care Plans Attracting Older, Less Friendly People”.

[4Liberty]

[informavoracious]

Well, it’s not like anybody could have predicted that.

[WilliamRobert]

These reports are from the Old Gray Hag therefore it is propaganda in its purest form.

[VerySadAmerican]

I had to check to see if this was satire. Sadly, it’s not.

[Menehune56]

Adverse Selection was always the probable outcome which is why the ACA apparently protects the insurance companies from it. Taxpayers get the bill for this of course.

[COBOL2Java]

"Cloward-Piven!"