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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMore Americans Enrolled in ‘Beer of the Month’ Clubs than Obamacare, Experts Say
http://www.newslo.com/more-americans-enrolled-in-beer-of-the-month-clubs-than-obamacare-experts-say/WASHINGTON Since October 1, more Americans have enrolled in Beer of the Month clubs than Obamacare, according to healthcare and adult-beverage experts. While IPA-based beer clubs alone have attracted more than 200,000 new members in the last month, only about 106,000 people have signed up for healthcare through exchange websites set up by the Affordable Care Act, a number that Obama administration officials are calling dismal, embarrassing, and a total buzzkill.
According to a report released Wednesday by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 106,185 people enrolled in health insurance plans using federal or state-run exchange websites in the first month of their operationless than two percent of the 7 million Americans that officials hope will sign up. Meanwhile, clubs that send their members a different six-pack of beer each month in exchange for a yearly fee have grown by over 500,000 members in the same time period.
Hogs Head Beer of the Month Club member Ken Mitchell, 39, said that he tried to sign up for health insurance using Healthcare.gov, but, due to the sites abundant technical problems, never got past the registration page. Eventually I gave upbut by then I was really frustrated, and I just wanted to relax with a beer, Mitchell said. Thankfully, the Hogs Head website works just fine, and yesterday I received a creamy milk stout, which is much more satisfying and delicious than health insurance could ever be.
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More Americans Enrolled in ‘Beer of the Month’ Clubs than Obamacare, Experts Say (Original Post)
dionysus
Nov 2013
OP
I woke up this morning and got myself some health insurance just doesn't have the same ring n/t
Fumesucker
Nov 2013
#3
RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)1. IOW Dems are buying healthcare and TeaPubs are buying beer. What else is new?
legcramp
(288 posts)7. Good edit. Looks as if you got your delivery from the "Sense of Humor Club"
eom
Niceguy1
(2,467 posts)2. hooray for beer!
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)3. I woke up this morning and got myself some health insurance just doesn't have the same ring n/t
dionysus
(26,467 posts)4. it doesn't, does it?
cyberswede
(26,117 posts)12. But in either case...
the future's uncertain, and the end is always near.
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)5. They may need health insurance if they get liver damage!
LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)6. SMH
gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)8. That's because a vast population of the Amican public
is dumber than a rock!
Initech
(100,076 posts)9. Why not? Sign up for health care, get frustrated, drink a few IPAs of the month, repeat.
CIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRCLEEEEEEEEEEEE OOOOOOOF LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFEEEEEEE...
solarhydrocan
(551 posts)10. They need brosurance
from do you got insurance .com
and hope they don't have to go to the Keg-ER
dionysus
(26,467 posts)11. sweet!