Study: 17 million More Americans insured under Obama

[RandySF]

Around 17 million people have gained health insurance since the core of ObamaCare took effect in 2013, according to a RAND Corporation study released Wednesday.

The study finds that 22.8 million people signed up for coverage between September 2013 and February 2015, while 5.9 million lost coverage, leading to a net gain of 16.9 million.

“The Affordable Care Act has greatly expanded health insurance coverage, but it has caused little change in the way most previously-covered Americans are getting health insurance coverage,” said Katherine Carman, the study's lead author and an economist at RAND.


http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/241259-17m-gained-insurance-under-obamacare-study-finds

[Gothmog]

1. This is great news

[RandySF]

2. Kicking it myself

Because this story is too important to miss and worth repeating.

[Cha]

3. Kick

[hibbing]

4. But how many have been killed by the death panels?

Peace

[Number23]

5. 17 MILLION more Americans insured under Obama. World: Yayyyy!!! DU: Quiet as a fart in church

[1StrongBlackMan]

6. But ... But ... But ...

"we could'a/should'a had single-payer" instead!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6645811

[still_one]

7. no, we couldn't, the votes weren't there, and millions wouldn't have healthcare coverage

[1StrongBlackMan]

8. I know this ...

I should have used the sarcasm thingy ... but I thought the "But ... But ... But ..." and the link would have made it unnecessary.

[still_one]

11. I knew it, scarcasm thingy wasn't necessary

[SidDithers]

9. DU rec...nt

Sid

[stevenleser]

10. Someone here told me that ACA/Obamacare is a scam. I say, tell those 17 million people that.

[Stuart G]

12. K and R...nt

[whatthehey]

13. I thought incremental change was a 3rd way lie?

And that only sweeping immediate radical redesigns of, say, health care could do any good (FWIW I would be happier with the latter in this case myself, but I think I can spot 17 million good things in the incremental approach).

[Scurrilous]

14. K & R