Posted on 10/05/2013 3:05:08 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
There were plenty of computer glitches when millions of Americans went online to check out their options for affordable insurance policies. It was frustrating, but it was also an indication of overwhelming interest that exceeded all predictions.
Neither federal nor state officials were willing to say how many people actually enrolled in a health plan the first week, but the numbers are surely low. People need time to ponder their choices.
The administration’s goal is to enroll some seven million uninsured Americans in health plans on the exchanges in 2014. They hope that 2.8 million will be young people between the ages of 18 and 34, whose participation is needed to help subsidize coverage for older and sicker people.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
I might be remembering wrong, but I thought that before the push for Obamacare, there were 12 million uninsured.
The Obamacare law explicitly exempts illegal immigrants of all requirements and penalties. They are free to go. They can continue to use our hospitals for every sniffle at our expense. They cannot be refused.
If I liked what I have now, would I be exploring other options?
Yeah, well I got a pent-up demand for objective journalism.
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