More Republicans than Democrats have signed up for Obamacare
Not one Republican member of Congress in either House voted for the Affordable Care Act affectionately known as Obamacare. Republicans in the House of Representatives have voted 40 times to repeal the law. Republicans are vowing to shut down the government and/or force a default on our debt unless Obamacare is de-funded. It looks like Republicans really hate healthcare.
It would seem that no self-respecting Republican would be caught dead participating in such an evil, socialistic, communist law. However, it’s not true. A survey published last week found more Republicans than Democrats have signed up for one of the most popular provisions of Obamacare. It also debunked Republican assertions that young people do not want health insurance.
Do Young Adults Want Health Care From ObamaCare?
The Commonwealth Fund looked at young adults who have been going without health insurance. One of the most popular provisions of the law lets people age 26 and younger stay on their parents’ health insurance.
They found that by last March, 63% of young adults identifying as Republicans had enrolled in a parent’s health plan in the last 12 months, compared to 45% of Democrats. The report found that overall, 15 million 19-to-25-year-olds, or about half of all Americans this age, are on their parents’ health plan. That means 7 million are insured thanks to Obamacare that would hat have been had Republicans succeeded in killing it.
“Public opinion polls found a partisan divide … but Republicans and Democrats both took advantage of the young adult provisions,” says Commonwealth vice president Sara Collins, who led the study. “In fact, more Republicans than Democrats did.”
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