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progree

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1. Actually, I'm relieved it's only a 3% drop

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Wed Apr 4, 2018, 08:08 AM

Apr 2018

considering all that. And a lot of people think they got rid of the mandate and penalty -- they did for 2019 and after, but the mandate and penalty is still law for 2018. I'm afraid though that the numbers will drop, particularly if Caligula succeeds in getting junk replacement insurance plans going.

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U.S. Obamacare 2018 exchange enrollment drops 3 percent: CMS [View all] progree Apr 2018 OP

Actually, I'm relieved it's only a 3% drop progree Apr 2018 #1

The hope is that some of this drop BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #2

I hope so, but we've had 2-3 million/yr job growth for 7 years now progree Apr 2018 #4

Plus you also have people becoming eligibile for Medicare BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #5

The overalll uninsurance rate is rising, and it's not a pretty picture progree Apr 2018 #6

Thanks for the very interesting graph -- I didn't realize we still had quite a few years progree Apr 2018 #7

I am a tail-end boomer BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #8

Premiums skyrocketing under trump duforsure Apr 2018 #3