Gov't report: More than 12M signed up for 'Obamacare'

[yallerdawg]

Some things we don't hear about!

Source: AP, by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Alan Fram

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"This report is a reminder that while there's a big debate in Washington about the future of the Affordable Care Act, the law remains in place for now and is covering millions of people," said Larry Levitt of the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. The report was issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which also administers the ACA's insurance markets.

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The market "remains fairly stable in 2017 compared to previous years," said Caroline Pearson of the consulting firm Avalere Health.

The report also underscored the importance of the ACA's financial assistance, a combination of tax credits to help pay premiums and reduced cost sharing for people with low incomes.

Even though list price premiums for a standard "silver" plan went up by more than 20 percent this year, the average premium paid by HealthCare.gov customers after receiving their tax credit only went up by $1 this year, the report said. HealthCare.gov is the federal online insurance market serving 39 states; the remaining states run their own websites.

Nationally, more than 8 in 10 enrollees were eligible for income-based tax credits to help pay their premiums, and nearly 6 in 10 were eligible for additional assistance with out-of-pocket costs like deductibles and copayments, the report said.

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It's all at: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CONGRESS_HEALTH_OVERHAUL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-03-15-15-08-58

[Yavin4]

1. When a Democrat is in office, people run out and buy guns

When a Republican is in office, people run out and buy healthcare.

[yallerdawg]

2. There's another difference between the two parties!

Good observation!

[Yavin4]

4. I heard from a gun lover friend of mine that gun stores are running all kinds of crazy sales

Gun retailers have huge inventory surpluses after Hillary lost.

[Wounded Bear]

3. I feel guilty that I laughed at that...

[flamingdem]

5. Everyday people love ACA more

Thanks Obama, took a while but the appreciation for the political capital you spend is GROWING

[yallerdawg]

6. We sure need to look at the alternative...

to appreciate what we have now.

We have seen it much worse. We have seen what would be much worse.

Better is better than worse - and sometimes in life that's as good as it gets.