Opinion: The Obamacare plot twist

Reuters ^ | July 18, 2013 | By Zachary Karabell

[Oldeconomybuyer]

For months, we’ve been told that the impending implementation of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) will lead to soaring healthcare costs and more expensive premiums. That narrative has taken hold, even for those who otherwise support the suite of reforms. And that’s why the recent front-page article in the New York Times, reporting that premiums in New York State may actually fall 50 percent or more, came as such a surprise.

...If this much-reviled bill proves to work for tens of millions in select states, it will change the current narrative dramatically. It will demonstrate that collective action is not just desirable for optimal collective outcomes; it is essential. Fight all you want to prevent laws you dislike from passing; work all you wish to amend laws that have passed; but once those laws exist and have been validated, work together to implement them. Sounds oddly naïve in today’s jaded world, but it’s the only way forward.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

From the communist wing at Reuters.

[clearcarbon]

"premiums in New York State may actually fall 50 percent or more"

The intended target audience was probably the large liberal constituency of dead voters.

[WKTimpco]

Just Like Darwinians, always finding “the missing
link,” then it gets debunked, then a new missing
link makes the front pages. Rinse and repeat.

[kingu]

*clap* *clap* *clap* Reuters just came out for immediate deportation for all illegal aliens, for tossing out bench legislation on topics such as homosexuals calling themselves married, for...

Oh, right, I keep forgetting. It is only conservatives whom they belittle in demanding that we honor the laws, while they cheer on the utter ignoring of the rule of law on any issue they disagree with.

Double standards; it’s the only standard that liberals can live with.

[UCANSEE2]

"premiums in New York State may actually fall 50 percent or more"

For who?

[Mike Darancette]

And that’s why the recent front-page article in the New York Times, reporting that premiums in New York State may actually fall 50 percent or more, came as such a surprise.

This is so not true. The only people that this could even apply to is people with existing private health insurance who change to an Obamacare Exchange. We are being led to believe that the price of your existing private health insurance will go down? People with private health insurance will be lucky to have coverage after the first of the year.

Did the compare coverage, deductibles and copays?

[princess leah]

REUTERS = Just another Liberal editorialized group that is Obama lovers.

[FoxInSocks]

I read an article from Hot Air here on FR today discussing this phenomenon: Premiums for New Yorkers to fall 50 percent thanks to ObamaCare!, says the NYT. …Really, though?.

[goron]

[HarleyD]

Keep the bill exactly as it was passed. Once people, businesses, and unions have to live by it, it will be repealed in six months.

[GeronL]

the point is for people to demand govcare

[Skywise]

Loss Leader...

The first year is “free”... but then they’ll automatically charge you and keep increasing rates and you’ll have no say in it citizen.

This is only based on the estimation that everyone is going to sign up *BUT USAGE LEVELS WILL REMAIN THE SAME*

Reality will set in very quickly.

[MrChips]

Well, one fact that is not mentioned is that this particular "study" was based upon only the lowest levels of Silver Plan options. And let's keep in mind, when comparing costs, that the "Silver" at best means a 70/30 coverage, not the traditional 80/20 of the vast majority of health care plans in the past. The Gold Plans which offer that coverage are, of course, much more expensive. Oranges may be cheaper than apples, but they are still oranges. In this case, more like lemons.