Posted on 05/08/2015 1:40:53 PM PDT by ThethoughtsofGreg
A new study this week from RAND Corp. estimates that just 4.1 of the 11.2 million people enrolled in exchanges were previously uninsured. The majority, 7.1 million, had coverage prior to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Indeed, a higher number of uninsured gained coverage through Medicaid than through the exchanges, according to estimates, despite exchanges being the face of the law’s implementation.
Though the study found that a net 16.9 million people have gained coverage since the Affordable Care Act took effect—22.8 million gaining coverage, and 5.9 million losing—the estimates are based on a survey of just 1,589 people. Authors acknowledge that the relatively small sample size and potential confusion among respondents limits the accuracy of the findings.
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Yes, and more have lost it than newly acquired it.
And every lib will deny that fact.
I assert that the primary goal of O-care was to
UNINSURE THE INSURED,
ie, to get those who “have it too good”.
it looks like a nap ... time ... my ... my ...
my ... my ... steal their money ....
Exactly.
Big surprise - a third of those uninsured originally were eligible for Medicaid but hadn’t bothered to sign up - they could have been covered much more effectively had the emphasis been placed on them to begin with rather than spending a trillion dollars with 3000 pages of regulations in Obamacare......
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