Posted on 04/01/2014 2:28:45 PM PDT by Kaslin
Speaking from the Rose Garden Tuesday afternoon, President Obama touted 7.1 Obamacare signups. The deadline to signup was yesterday.
"The idea that everybody in this country can get decent healthcare, we are on our way," Obama said. "7.1 million Americans have now signed up for private insurance plans."
The President did not distinguish between first time health insurance holders and those who signed up due a loss of insurance under new Obamacare rules. He also failed to give a definition of "enrolled."
Obama argued Obamacare has made healthcare more accessible for millions of Americans and that the law has stabilized the insurance market for people who already have health insurance plans outside of the Affordable Care Act.
"This law has made our healthcare system a lot better," Obama said.
As a reminder, 70 percent of doctors plan to retire early thanks to Obamacare, leaving the country with a doctor shortage which will result is less care of poor quality. Premiums have also skyrocketed for the majority of Americans already insured.
"This law is doing what it is supposed to do. It’s working. It’s helping people from coast to coast," he said. "Under this law, the share of Americans with insurance is up, and the growth of health care costs is down."
Obama also took the opportunity to slam Republicans for their repeal efforts and berated "some people" who have spent millions of dollars on advertising opposing the bill. He also accused Republicans of "being mad" about people getting health insurance.
"The debate over repealing this law is over, the Affordable Care Act is here to stay," he said. "Why are folks [Republicans and Obamacare opponents] so mad about people getting healthcare?"
It should be noted the White House has spent nearly $1 billion taxpayer dollars advertising for the legislation.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who was the House Speaker when Obamacare passed, and Senator Dick Durbin were in the audience for Obama's announcement. He thanked them for getting the legislation passed back in 2010. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was also in attendance, but did not get a public thank you from Obama.
"We wouldn't be here today without them and they should be proud of what they've done," Obama said.
It's important to point out as the White House runs its victory lap with these new numbers that just a short time ago the White House claimed they didn't have a set goal for enrollments by the March 31 deadline as Dan wrote earlier.
It’s also worth noting that when it looked increasingly unlikely last January that the White House wouldn’t meet their self-imposed enrollment goal, the White House denied ever having one. Now, of course, after the enrollment surge last night, the administration is once again touting that same enrollment goal.
"Change is hard...overcoming something new is scary and hard," Obama said.
Doing his own April Fool’s Day joke.
I wouldn’t care if they ACTUALLY had 50,000,000 enrollees, who pay premiums. It STILL would not make the healthcare system better. Enrollments in 0bamacare is not related to quality of healthcare.
If all this is a lie it will come out sooner or later.
Hey Liar, then why delay the mandates for the small businesses and large employers until 2016?
The definitive roundup of Obamacare’s worst delays
http://dailycaller.com/2014/03/31/the-definitive-roundup-of-obamacares-worst-delays/
“This law has made our healthcare system a lot better” ... than serving a life sentence in a Turkish prison.
It’s good to hear that the debate on repealing this law is over. Just as the debate on climate change is over. No need to debate anything, just listen to the words of our Dear Leader.
Tell a lie often enough, and it will be accepted as the truth.
Tell incredible and ridiculously HUGE lies, and repeat them, and no one will question it.
The Left understands these adages from the Socialist tyrants who espoused them last century - and they are applying them with the understanding that they will indeed be able to get the majority of non-thinking emoting paps out there to believe them.
well, this is a media event, a dog and pony show.
And the liberals in the media will carry water for Obama, touting this alleged successful reaching of a key goal of Obamacare.
Remember too, that facts don’t matter to the liberals, in spreading the propaganda about Obamacare. All that matters is the White House putting on this dog and pony show, and the media doing their part to convince us that Obamacare is meeting all of the goals set.
Suddenly, we are to believe him?
I hope they run on it..
It’s not called April Fools Day for nothing
Only if you are foolish enough to
He forgot to end his lies with, “PERIOD!”
How can his numbers be disproved? Because I do not believe 7 million people are actually signed up, paying premiums, and utilizing their new insurance.
As former HR and Benefits Coordinator, that is my definition of “signed up.”
I don’t believe a F’n word or the Obamacare numbers this Kenyan monkey or his administration spews out.
Lying sacks of sh!t.
Could not have said it better myself!
They have to pretend everything's hunky dory. If slippage is seen at this point in the election cycle, MANY Dem donors will refuse to support them for fear of wasting their money.
It's all about the money and elections.
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