[spintreebob]

In 2017 9.1% of Population were uninsured. From 2009 to 2017 number on Medicaid increased by 25.8 million.

25.8 million is about 8% of the population. So in addition to 9.1% of the Population being uninsured,

8% of the Population gained Medical insurance through Medicaid. Without the increase in Medicaid 17% of the Population might have been uninsured in 2017. Meanwhile the ACA subsidy share declined from 4.3 to 3.7, a 14% decline. This decline in ACA is said to be insignificant.

This decline exists because working poor are now bringing home more money and getting better jobs with better insurance provided by the employer. That is insignificant.

Hispanics have the highest rate of uninsured, double the next highest rate, which is for Blacks. Yet Hispanics have the lowest rate of infant and maternal mortality. They are the only group still having babies...healthy babies. And they have the best longevity rate at the other end. So how can a high uninsured rate be blamed for health problems? Something does not compute. How can expanding Medicaid to more Hispanics possibly improve their health when those on Medicaid have the worst Health statistics?

. . . Millions %

Medicaid change

2017 73.5 1.3 1.8%

2016 72.2 2.2 3.1%

2015 70.0 4.9 7.5%

2014 65.1 5.3 8.9%

2013 59.8 0.9 1.5%

2012 58.9 2.6 4.6%

2011 56.3 1.8 3.3%

2010 54.5 3.6 7.0%

2009 50.9 3.2 6.7%

2008 47.7 1.3 2.8%

2007 46.4 -0.3 -0.6%

2006 46.7 0.4 0.9%

2005 46.3 1.1 2.4%

2004 45.2 1.7 3.9%

2003 43.5 3.0 7.4%

2002 40.5 2.6 6.9%

2001 37.9 3.4 9.9%

2000 34.5 1.1 0.7%

1995 33.4 10.5 9.2%

1990 22.9

[goldstategop]

Obamacare was a failure.

Didn’t lick health care uninsureds.

Just made health insurance expensive for every one else.

It didn’t do what the Democrats promised it would do.

[Mr. K]

so, after how many billions of dollars there is no real change in uninsured?

[Lysandru]

Last night, I paid some medical bills. I used to pay a $20 co-pay for a routine check up before Obamacare. Now I pay $98. My deductibles have tripled. I just laid out almost a grand on routine blood tests.

I want to pimp-slap Obama.

[CodeToad]

Before ObamaCare screwed everything up:

Blue Cross policy was $112/month with a $250 deductible.

After:
$1078/month and a $5,100 deductible.

How is that an “Affordable Health Care Act”?