The rest signed up and would pay the fine which amounted to less than $100.
The real problem comes when they all find out that they have no...zip...."0" insurance unless they pay the outrageous rates.
I saw an estimate that when you include inflation the Black Friday sales were down not 11% but 20%. I think that the first full year of Obamacare rates had sucked the wind out of the economy. Many didn’t buy that new car, refrigerator or dry good. They don’t have the money. Next year will be worse.
Even with the outrageous rates, there are still large deductibles. They have catastrophic coverage at best.
You’re probably correct since half the country is dependent on government handouts anyways.
Actually the bulk who signed up were given little choice, if you wanted to keep your medicaid in many statesyou had to go to the exchange..
I’d bet well over 1/2 if not 3/4 of all sign ups were people already on medicaid to begin with.
This whole thing is just a sham.