One Chart That Proves Obamacare is Good For Millennials

http://www.policymic.com/articles/59787/one-chart-that-proves-obamacare-is-good-for-millennials

The Affordable Care Act, or more affably called Obamacare, has received nonstop attention in the media. The reasons are numerous: Public opinion of the law is still very low even though specific provisions are overwhelmingly popular, there are lingering misconceptions about the law, and there are constant delays. 

Despite perceptions, rollout, and other issues, Obamacare is good for millennials. It expands health care that has historically eluded similar age groups in years past, provides competition in the industry, and begins to address our high health care costs.

One of the most important facets of the ACA for millennials is that now, they can stay on their parent’s plans until they turn 26, whereas before insurers had their own discretion in covering people past a certain age. Data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services illustrated in the chart below shows that before 2010 the percentage of young adults with health insurance aged 19-25 lagged far below those aged 26-35. 

After the ACA was signed into law the negative trend in coverage has been reversing and has even begun to outpace that of older Americans. 

but those who oppose tell their constituents "it's an abomination" why because it helps millions of Americans that the republicans wish would hurry up and die and get out of their hair. 

are the voters on the right that hateful, seems so they vote their conscious since they have none they are voting for what they gave us the last 5 years, nothing. recognize

Opponents of the law argued that Obamacare would simply result in a government takeover of the marketplace and force costs to skyrocket. Oregon has given us evidence that more choice, combined with other aspects of the law like income-based tax credits, may actually lead to premiums being offset. The ACA allows younger Americans to have more financial security by having access to health care for longer. Obamacare also gives us greater access to the details of what each insurance plan is offering. With better information, we can make better choices and save more money. 

Creating competition played a key role in the administration’s push to pass the Affordable Care Act in back in 2010. The theory was to create health insurance marketplaces that would provide the competition needed to lower the costs. The lack of competition remains a main factor in the high cost of our health care. Introducing competition into the market can help begin to address our high costs. 

this is what the right wing rub is the marketplaces will reduce cost and prevent big ins. co. monopolies and rate hiking, in republican profanity regulation.