Obamacare enrollments surge in Kentucky as first deadline nears

[TomCADem]

Another story that MSM will likely ignore and that you will not see on cable news.

http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/kentucky-obamacare-enrollment-surges

The state’s two Republican senators may still hate Obamacare, but ordinary Kentuckians are embracing the health care law in droves.

As of Friday morning, 96,968 Kentuckians— nearly a fifth of the state’s half-a-million uninsured people–are now covered thanks to Obamacare, a state official told msnbc.

As the first deadline for coverage approaches—to be covered by Jan. 1, you must enroll by Dec. 23—the rate of enrollment is up by 62% from before Thanksgiving, according to Jill Midkiff, director of communications for Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services. That’s a jump from the 40% surge from before Thankskgiving the state announced last week.

Perhaps the most promising number: 40% of all enrollees are under 35. That’s crucial, because getting healthy, younger Americans into the health care law’s exchanges is key to the law’s long-term success.

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