Ive been saying the same thing. Whatever the true enrollment numbers are, thats no way to measure the “success” of obamacare. The real way to judge it is to see if all the miracles they promised we would see as a result of obamacare has come true. Clearly, everything they promised us turned out to be a tissue of lies. The exact opposite has occured.
From: http://healthpolicyandmarket.blogspot.com/2015/02/obamacare-is-working-better-than.html
[last couple of paragraphs - more at the link]
The original expectations for Obamacare extend beyond the enrollment.
The administration spent $2.2 billion on developing and fixing Healthcare.gov.
But 17 months after its original launch––and five years after the law passed––the backroom still has not been completely built.
There are now about 7 million people receiving health insurance premium subsidies in the federally run exchanges. But HealthCare.gov can’t pay the insurance companies. Insurers are still getting paid based upon a workaround that involves them manually filling out worksheets––for 7 million people. There is no formal date for when this will be fixed.
HealthCare.gov also can’t reconcile the cost sharing subsidies the lowest income people get form Obamacare––like lower deductibles and co-pays.
This lack of an automated enrollment process not only causes lots of headaches but also makes the enrollment numbers the administration is reporting awfully soft. One carrier told me they only ended up with half of the net January enrollments HealthCare.gov originally reported to them.
Obama is a liar, and the father of lies. He is doing the work of God’s adversary.
The average family did not save $2500 a year - they spent far more than ever before. Those who didn’t have insurance before but at least had access to medical care now have even less access. Medical costs have gone up for those who receive care at all. As for individual freedom, Obamacare is a hammer that crushes the First Amendment and destroys religious freedom. The election of Barack Hussein Obama was the worst single event in American history, and deeming this terrible bill passed was the worst legislation ever enacted into law in our history.
Make something mandatory, penalize those who don’t sign up, then crow about how many people have signed up. ... Got it.