Obamacare enrollment projections down nearly 40 percent

washingtontimes ^ | Jan. 25, 2016 | Stephen Dinan

[PROCON]

Obamacare enrollment is lagging far behind what economists had projected, the Congressional Budget Office said in a new report that cuts the total number of customers expected to buy plans on the exchanges from 21 million down to just 13 million this year.

Of those, 11 million will be getting government subsidies - down from the 15 million the CBO had projected just a year ago.

The updated projections came as part of the CBO's 2016 budget outlook, and confirm the administration's own dim estimates of how many people would take advantage of the health exchanges, which are at the heart of President Obama's health law.

Enrollment has lagged behind what analysts had projected when the law was passed in 2010 as the exchanges were plagued with technical problems, with stricter payback requirements for those who claim too much in federal tax credits, and with a higher-than-anticipated number of Americans gambling on paying the tax penalty rather than buying coverage.

[PROCON]

customers expected to buy plans on the exchanges from 21 million down to just 13 million this year.

Of those, 11 million will be getting government subsidies...

So 85% of 0bamacare "enrollees" are getting "free" healthcare paid for by the middle-class.

A shocking and "unexpected" development.

[stocksthatgoup]

ObamaCare Bombs!

[Sacajaweau]

Sounds like a whole lotta folks decided to pay the penalty or go right to an insurance company.

[Red Badger]

The ‘projections’ are high, the ‘enrollment’ is down....................

[DoughtyOne]

Awaaa...

[eyeamok]

13 Million Enrolled
11 Million receive subsidies

Yep we really need PEACE now more than ever
Public Employee Affordable Care Enrollment Act.

All Persons that can be classified as a “Public Employee”, Shall purchase their own individual and family Health Insurance from the Affordable Care Act Exchange.

PROBLEM SOLVED

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

I will point out that the single most important blow against Obamacare was the passage of legislation forbidding the use of dlfederal funds to reimburse insurance companies.

It gets overlooked in an otherwise bad budget deal, but it is huge.

[PROCON]

That would do it all right.

There are too many exemptions in the "law" to begin with.

[dhs12345]

And I bet the feds are happy with all of the extra cash to spend. Lets hope the Republicans remind the voters who did this to them.

My family....

We fought the battle and we hope that our insurance is finally stabilized.

But what an F’n mess. And very expensive for virtually no coverage. Our state forced us to purchase pediatric dental which my son can't use because he just turned 19. We are still required to pay the premium anyway which costs $330.

And we lost our doctor of 20 years and the PPO is gone, etc. etc. My wife has been on the phone 20 hours since the beginning of the year with the insurance company and was actually crying the other night.

I hate the Democrats and Obama for what they have done to me and my family. BTW, I am not rich; I represent the middle class.

[dfwgator]

UNEXPECTED!

*DRINK*

[dhs12345]

I am betting that the Democrats will try to force Single Payer on everyone before they start to feel the heat.

[blackdog]

How does a person or family who needs the government to subsidize their health insurance premiums in order to have health insurance, afford to pay $5,000 individual and $10,000 max family deductibles?

Those are some pretty expensive free birth control pills..................

[PROCON]

It's a crime what obamacare is doing to you and your family.

Unfortunately, millions of others feel your pain too.

[fwdude]

And we lost our doctor of 20 years and the PPO is gone,...

I empathize with you. My doctor LEFT MEDICINE over this travesty, and let all his patients know it in his letter to them. He was nearing retirement anyway, but he left before he wanted to.

[AFreeBird]

It’s called civil disobedience. Or in other more crude terms: F.O.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

They don't have the votes, and won't have them until the House flips at a minimum.

Although I suppose it's possible if we elect a Republican President who supports single payer, because they might be able to drag along some Republican votes.

[eyeamok]

Ya know a President Trump or Cruz could probably issue an Executive Order FORCING THE ISSUE!!

[ldish]

that’s because the lying SOB’s keep changing the rules and thresholds on what it takes to get approval for tier 6 meds from year to year. just happened to me...last year i was approved for meds to keep me walking and alive...have been on them for 8 years and approved each year...now this year no longer approved...same doctor same condition same ugly outcome if i cant that the medication...but no approval and they claim oh not them...BS UHC says losing money BS but now they are doing this to clients and they are denying services to make more moeny...something drastic needs to happen!!

[dhs12345]

Worst of all, health insurance wasn't perfect before Obamacare but it was manageable. It was expensive before but now it is a total rip off.

Now it is a expensive mess. I wonder how long it will before the insurance companies start bailing.

[dhs12345]

I bet that he or she was a very good doctor. The quality of our health care is going to take a hit.