I can’t believe O Malley will find 150,000 folks to sign up for something they have to pay for
now, new welfare clients, is another matter
That is the flaw.
Socialist reform solutions only *work* when citizens are forced into it.
We have to pay for others Social security and medicare as long as we work, with no choice.
And there are few alternatives to medicare for those over 65.
Doesnt work when semi-voluntary or voluntary
That’s the way it is with all socialist schemes.
Those getting from it sign up in droves.
Those funding it have to have guns pointed at them.
Maryland is a deep blue state that has an abundance of REALLY low information voters. I seriously doubt that many of them are aware of, or even care about, any sign up deadlines. Even free or subsized healthcare won’t motivate them to sign up.
That's the story in Washington state.
They just released our numbers for October and November.
Medicaid - 160,000
Paid Enrollment - 20,000
Of the people who paid - 60% signed up for the “Silver Plan,” which is the one that gives subsidies for deductibles and co-pays.