http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/29/1361070/-Did-Obamacare-Just-Have-Its-Best-Week-Ever?detail=email
According to new data released by HHS, more than 9.5 million people had signed up for a Marketplace plan by January 18th. That figure does not include millions more enrolled in Medicaid. Given that the Administration’s own goal was 9.1 million enrolled, this year’s Open Enrollment period is looking quite rosy. One more sign of growing interest in health care: 42% of this year’s enrollees have selected plans for the first time on the federal Marketplace.
In states where elected officials tried to position themselves as skeptics of affordable health care during 2014 campaigns, their constituents have chosen to enroll regardless, indicating a shift in political tides.
In Florida, for example, Governor Rick Scott spent millions painting his opponent as an Obamacare supporter in his race for the Governor’s seat. Since then, Florida has led the nation in enrolling residents: 1.2 million Floridians have signed up for a plan. One zip code outside of Miami holds the record of the most enrollees in the country.
Other states where anti-Obamacare in past years ran deep, such as North Carolina, Georgia, Idaho and Virginia have also seen higher than average percentages of eligible residents sign up for coverage. In North Carolina, Senator Kay Hagan lost her seat after enduring millions of dollars worth of ads pillorying her support of the ACA.
The state is now 6% above the national average in percentage of eligible residents enrolled. In Georgia and Kentucky, senatorial candidates Michelle Nunn and Alison Lundergan Grimes refused to even say whether they would’ve voted for the law for fear of being tied to it. Despite their reluctance, both still lost their elections. Now, both states have seen above average enrollment percentages.
One could understand their reluctance to tie themselves to a law for which they did not vote. Much of the opposition to the ACA is due to the cost of the law. But, to add to the positive week, the Congressional Budget Office released a report on this week stating that the cost of Obamacare will actually be 20% cheaper than originally estimated.now how are they going to take this from you when it's so positive not the misleading train wreck or abomination or job killer republicans keep saying it is and to add insult to injury they don't have a plan they wanted it to fail they said so then they would let us flounder in the ins. pool of rip you off while they try to come up with something been 6 years of threats to repeal and replace and they are further from that than they were 6 years ago. now with the good news and blessings to millions "who they gonna call". i would really like to know how stupid those of the party of stupid feel now that none of what they bought was even partially right?
