White House Tries To Put Lipstick On The ObamaCare Enrollment Pig

Investors ^ | 12/24/15

[Libloather]

**SNIP**

But even if enrollment tops 12 million, that's barely more than had signed up last year - when the administration said 11.7 million had enrolled.

Whatever the number is, it's inflated, because the administration counts anyone who went through the process of selecting a plan, not those who have actually paid for it. It would be like Amazon counting anything anyone put in their shopping cart as a sale.

Last year, the initial 11.7 million "enrollees" had dropped by 25% once the non-payers got subtracted out.

That's why the White House figures that, by the end of next year, actual enrollment will have been whittled down to 10 million.

[Libloather]

And the law is still unpopular with most of the public.

2016 has the really cool penalties kick in.

[Bon mots]

[expat_panama]

tx fer postin’

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I’m really curious to see if they make an effort to find people that haven’t signed up.

How is that even possible? I mean, aren’t the vast majority that need this un-/under-employed anyway? How can the IRS TAX them, if they’re not filing a return for lack of income?

Just curious - I may need to go into this VOID if my VA benefits fall through. (They shouldn’t, but just in case...)

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Way back when 0bamaCare was started, they said 40 million people were without health care insurance.

So now, 12 million of the 40 million sign up and that's considered a success?

[DaxtonBrown]

Yup, the big penalties kick in with even higher rates. That means 10s of millions will be made criminals, including moi. That isn’t going to fly, there would be open revolt.

[riri]

And, then, to top it off isn't even only a high deductible plan with crappy to no coverage?

I would imagine there will be a lot of dead people when all is said and done. People who just didn't go have things checked out until they absolutely had to and it was too late.

[Nailbiter]

if they’re not filing a return for lack of income?

Perhaps the EIC!

[NonValueAdded]

Actually, Diana, if you receive an Advanced Premium Tax Credit (reduced rate on coverage), you HAVE to file a tax return, even if there is no other requirement to file (e.g. no income). If you do not file a tax return, you are disqualified from receiving the APTC or cost sharing options in the following year. The IRS sent out over a million letters to taxpayers who did not yet file as of July.

[zeestephen]

Thank goodness lifelong Conservative and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has scheduled a vote to repeal ObamaCare next year!

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Just wait a little over a Year for Trumpcare—Its like Obamacare only it really works and is affordable.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I knew there was a catch...

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I’m hanging on!