Who are these people in the 41% any how?
“Who are these people in the 41% any how?”
Many working people with good employer plans aren’t paying attention because Obama and Sebelius delayed full implementation of the employer mandate and other provisions affecting employer plans to 2015. They will wake up in September and October when they see huge premium and copay increases at the time employers have them sign up for or renew health insurance coverage in 2015. A significant percentage of employers have already signaled they are going to pass the full impact of the O’Care mandated cost increases to employees. If the increases are of the magnitude those of us with private plans received last year, the 41% number favoring O’Care might decline very quickly.
Remember many more people are covered by employer plans than individually purchased plans so the pocketbook pain has not yet been felt by the largest segment of the working population. This was intentional. Double digit premium increases, higher deductibles and doubling of copays might wake them up. Many 50 year old liberals might oppose free birth control and abortions, or maternity care for illegals, when they begin paying some of the bills in the form of higher premiums.