49 Stories That The Media's Focus On ACA Glitches Ignores
The media has heavily focused on problems faced by the Affordable Care Act website's implementation problems at the expense of stories showing that the exchanges have allowed many people to successfully access affordable health care coverage.
Media Focus On Enrollment Problems With ACA Website
Chicago Tribune: "Few Have Succeeded" In Signing Up On ACA Website. An October 15 Chicago Tribune editorial claimed "Many people have tried to create accounts and shop for insurance under the new law. Few have succeeded." The editorial went on to claim that people who had managed to sign up "have often been hit by sticker shock":
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ARKANSAS
Arkansas Times: "Nearly All" Of The 56,288 Adults Who Stated Interest In 'Private Option' Program Are Now Enrolled. According to the Arkansas Times:
After just two weeks of enrollment, the Arkansas Department of Human Services announced today that 56,288 adults have informed DHS that they wish to enroll in the 'private option' program; nearly all of them are now enrolled. That already puts DHS about a quarter of the way toward the total number of people projected to be in the program, which uses Medicaid funds via the federal Affordable Care Act to pay for private health insurance plans for low-income Arkansans on the Health Insurance Marketplace. [Arkansas Times, 10/15/13]
Think Progress: Arkansas Man Found Better Coverage For At Least $13,000 Less Through ACA Website. Think Progress reported:
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