Too Late, Guys - By Josh Marshall

[DonViejo]

I found this article by Josh Marshall to be fairly informative, so informative that I had a difficult time deciding which paragraphs to post in the OP. I'm interested in learning what others think of the info Josh presents. - Don
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And then there's this. The indispensable Sarah Kliff just went to a meeting of health care insurance executives and investors in San Francisco. And their verdict is they think it's going reasonably well.

To quote Sarah ...

Obamacare's troubled rollout hasn't scared insurers out of the marketplace. Instead, speaking to thousands of health-care investors gathered in San Francisco, plan executives describe the Affordable Care Act as, at worst, a fixable mess and, at best, a major growth opportunity.

The executives' commentary was a reminder that the health-care industry doesn't set its watch by the election cycles which dominate Washington. They expected Obamacare to be a bit of a mess in 2014 -- but they're in it for the long haul.

I don't want to be pollyannaish on this. I think supporters and opponents should be realistic. It's not a slam dunk; it's not "Mission Accomplished." But the effort to use guerrilla policy warfare to collapse Obamacare with a 'death spiral' has failed.

The numbers show it. The stakeholders know it. The Obamacare dead-enders gave it their best shot, pushed the limits, spent lots of money. They even got a massive assist from the administration in the website debacle of October and November. But they failed. And now it's too late.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/too-late-to-kill-obamacare-sorry-guys