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Showing Original Post only (View all)Hey Michael Moore....Come Out And Plaaaaaayy.......... [View all]
Obama will only be known for being a black President, eh?
Does Obama get credit for this?
No! He's just a black dude....amiright?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/16/obamacare-uninsured-survey_n_5825472.html
Uninsured Rate Drops To Lowest Level Since The '90s
Another day, another survey showing that Obamacare is beginning to cure America's uninsured problem.
The latest numbers come from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which polled more than 27,000 people during the first three months of the year. Forty-one million U.S. residents, or 13.1 percent, were uninsured during the quarter when benefits started to kick in for people who signed up for coverage into private insurance or Medicaid via the Obamacare exchanges or elsewhere.
That's the lowest number and percentage of uninsured people since the CDC started using this version of its survey in 1997. It's also down 3.8 million people and 1.3 percentage points from the end of 2013.
The Affordable Care Act's impact on the uninsured actually is understated by the CDC survey. More than 30 percent of Obamacare's 8 million private health insurance enrollees signed up in March or later. That means their benefits wouldn't have kicked in by the end of the third quarter, so a portion of them wouldn't have had coverage by the time of the CDC poll.
Uninsured Rate Drops To Lowest Level Since The '90s
Another day, another survey showing that Obamacare is beginning to cure America's uninsured problem.
The latest numbers come from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which polled more than 27,000 people during the first three months of the year. Forty-one million U.S. residents, or 13.1 percent, were uninsured during the quarter when benefits started to kick in for people who signed up for coverage into private insurance or Medicaid via the Obamacare exchanges or elsewhere.
That's the lowest number and percentage of uninsured people since the CDC started using this version of its survey in 1997. It's also down 3.8 million people and 1.3 percentage points from the end of 2013.
The Affordable Care Act's impact on the uninsured actually is understated by the CDC survey. More than 30 percent of Obamacare's 8 million private health insurance enrollees signed up in March or later. That means their benefits wouldn't have kicked in by the end of the third quarter, so a portion of them wouldn't have had coverage by the time of the CDC poll.
Millions of Americans who were previously uninsured because of pre-existing conditions and/or other reasons can now receive care.
But Obama is black....or something.....
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025513223
Michael Moore Slams Obama: HIstory Will Only Remember You Were a Black President
..."When the history is written of this era, this is how you'll be remembered: he was the first black president," Moore said during a discussion at The Hollywood Reporter's video lounge at the Toronto Film Festival.
"OK, not a bad accomplishment, but that's it," the director said. "That's it, Mr. Obama. 100 years from now, 'he was the first black American that got elected president' and that's it. Eight years of your life and that's what people are going to remember. Boy, I got a feeling, knowing you, that -- you'd probably wish you were remembered for a few other things, a few other things you could've done."
"So, it is, on that level, a big disappointment," Moore said...
Michael Moore Slams Obama: HIstory Will Only Remember You Were a Black President
..."When the history is written of this era, this is how you'll be remembered: he was the first black president," Moore said during a discussion at The Hollywood Reporter's video lounge at the Toronto Film Festival.
"OK, not a bad accomplishment, but that's it," the director said. "That's it, Mr. Obama. 100 years from now, 'he was the first black American that got elected president' and that's it. Eight years of your life and that's what people are going to remember. Boy, I got a feeling, knowing you, that -- you'd probably wish you were remembered for a few other things, a few other things you could've done."
"So, it is, on that level, a big disappointment," Moore said...
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I blame Obama for putting single payer option in the ACA! VT and soon CA will take advantage of it.
freshwest
Sep 2014
#24
He gets full credit, but 100 years from now nobody will remember the 2014 uninsured rate
arcane1
Sep 2014
#13
I wish I also had a vacuous intent that prevents me from perceiving any one person beyond one stat
LanternWaste
Sep 2014
#36