Who uses Obamacare in WA? People from Trump country

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

As Congress looks at changes to the Affordable Care Act, the creators of Washington’s health insurance exchange are advocating for the state’s current system – with maps.

Those maps show where the exchange has had the greatest rate of participation in the state: Trump country.



Supporters of the Affordable Care Act say some members of the public don’t realize the impact the legislation has already had. Now the Washington Health Benefit Exchange is trying to tell that story at a website called 1in4WA.com.

Washington exchange communications director Michael Marchand said in the past five years the exchange has grown to serve 1.8 million people, a quarter of the state’s population. 

“In doing that, we’ve managed to lower our state’s uninsured rate by over 60 percent and now less than 6 percent of our state’s population is uninsured,” he said.

http://kuow.org/post/who-uses-obamacare-wa-people-trump-country

[Wounded Bear]

1. I would like to see a map/study of who benefits from the Law...

As a veteran, I got some things out of it too. I'm not a Class 1/2 vet that gets a full ride as a retiree or wounded vet. I'm a Class 7 vet that is basically poor and can't afford insurance. As such, I get care, but pay co-pays for medical care and prescriptions.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not resentful or anything. I'm just saying that several parts of the ACA helped keep my copays low and helped keep me alive, basically. The same could be said for Medicare beneficiaries, too. Frankly, some parts of the law benefit everybody who has insurance, when you talk about pre-existing conditions, etc.

It's not just about poor people on the exchanges.