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One Third of Uninsured Won’t Sign Up for Obamacare
Yahoo! News ^ | 3/17/14 | Brianna Ehley - The Fiscal Times

Posted on 03/17/2014 9:11:54 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

As the White House scrambles to get people signed up for health insurance before the March 31 deadline, many uninsured Americans say they are still planning to take their chances and remain without coverage.

A new study by Bankrate.com shows that about one third of uninsured Americans are going to remain without coverage and opt to pay the penalty.

The survey results suggest that the administration’s outreach to uninsured people may be falling short, with more than half of people without insurance unaware of the March 31 deadline—and even more unaware of subsidies that could make their policies more affordable.

Bankrate surveyed 3,005 people and found that 41 percent of those who were uninsured said they plan to stay uninsured because they think that health insurance is too costly. Meanwhile, about 70 percent said they were unaware of subsidies available under the new law that could make their health plans more affordable.

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aca; epicfail; obamacare; signup; uninsured
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To: NormsRevenge
Veiled threats in the ads I've been hearing ..... "even if you disagree, this is the LAW so sign up now ....." etc.

Looks like a significant number of people are saying nope, nope, nope.

21 posted on 03/17/2014 10:01:00 AM PDT by Qiviut (It's hard to be a donk if you're sane & it's hard to be a pubbie if you have any integrity.)
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To: NormsRevenge

1/3? Try about 3/4 of them.


22 posted on 03/17/2014 10:11:42 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: jsanders2001

Math is soooo complicated!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6.2 million lost their overage due to cancellations.

4 Million have signed up, 20% haven’t paid their premium.

40 million uninsured (That’s what the administration claimed).

Sounds to me like we now have 3 million more uninsured than before.

However, O’Bummer cites numbers, fully aware that most of his followers will believe anything he says. Math has never been their strong suit, even if it is at 4th grade level.


23 posted on 03/17/2014 10:34:05 AM PDT by americanbychoice3
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To: kabar
the young and the healthy are expected to pay for the old and the sick

With all inclusive insurance, it's more that those who take care of themselves enable those who don't

If it were just catastrophic insurance and not mandatory, I'd assume they'd get more signups. The way it is now, it only makes sense for those who already have a catastrophic illness.

24 posted on 03/17/2014 10:40:18 AM PDT by grania
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To: americanbychoice3
40 million uninsured (That’s what the administration claimed).

I think they claimed 46 or 48 million, the number kept going up as time passed.

25 posted on 03/17/2014 10:59:54 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle (Over production, one of the top 5 worries for the American Farmer every year.)
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To: grania

Agree. Why should a single, young male want insurance to cover maternity benefits or birth control pills?


26 posted on 03/17/2014 11:03:05 AM PDT by kabar
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To: NormsRevenge
“so is the November election.. “

Consider what this may mean for obozo if he is actually as toxic as he should be by then: His own side is going to HAVE TO differentiate themselves from him.

27 posted on 03/17/2014 11:56:58 AM PDT by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job.)
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To: TalBlack

Caliph Baraq will have plenty of time to play golf this fall. No Democrat (other than Charlie Crist) wants him anywhere near their campaign.

They’re all begging for Bill Clinton, LOL.


28 posted on 03/17/2014 11:58:45 AM PDT by nascarnation (I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
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To: NormsRevenge


"…maybe a little blow…"

- Barack Hussein Obama Junior



29 posted on 03/17/2014 12:18:03 PM PDT by devolve (- Tell VLADIMER after my ERECTION I have more FLEXIBILITY -- I need more SPACE - BHO Jr -)
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To: NormsRevenge
"One Third of Uninsured Won’t Sign Up for Obamacare"

...And the other 2/3 cannot afford it.

30 posted on 03/17/2014 12:32:04 PM PDT by Minutemen ("It's a Religion of Peace")
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To: Buckeye McFrog
"When they voted for him they thought it was gonna be FREE!"

Then, reality struck their pocketbooks!


31 posted on 03/18/2014 9:43:01 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Too bad Obama does not take OUR borders as seriously as he does the Ukraine!)
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To: kabar

“Why should a single, young male want insurance to cover maternity benefits or birth control pills?”

The only reasons as a young married male, I wanted health insurance was to help pay for the birth of our children.

I didn’t need any real medical treatment until my mid 60’s.

Our adult children now in their mid to late 40’s are basically doctor free. Our nephews and nieces are the same. Some don’t even have a doctor.

The only real affliction/illness on both sides of our families are seasonal allergies. Now, with the over the counter Allegra/Claritin and now Nasal Cort, the nasal cortical steroid spray, they don’t really don’t need a doctor. They might benefit with a prepaid plan for ortho pedic care and a major incident care. Their children, most are teenagers now, never had any major medical expenses besides the zillion shots/immunizations the first few years of life.


32 posted on 03/18/2014 10:07:39 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Too bad Obama does not take OUR borders as seriously as he does the Ukraine!)
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To: NormsRevenge

As a small business owner who sends out invoices to other businesses each month, I can say that we have trouble collecting from businesses. I can imagine what a nightmare it will be to collect monthly premiums from people who expected to get Obamacare for free.


33 posted on 03/18/2014 10:13:47 AM PDT by wontbackdown
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