So, how is the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) doing?

The truth is when it comes to expanding the number of insured Americans, the ACA is doing ok, but not much more. Beyond that, only time will tell with the biggest open question being the affordable part. 📈 Keep in mind that “affordable” is not just premiums, it is also out-of-pocket health care costs, and the cost of federal tax credits and other subsides. 📉

Many people are yet to be convinced about the Law. A Kaiser Family Foundation poll found the following:

The poll also asked people who remain uninsured to choose the main reason they haven’t gotten coverage this year after being told or reminded of the law’s requirement for individuals to get coverage or pay a fine. More than a third (36%) say they tried to get coverage but it was too expensive. Smaller shares say they don’t think the requirement applies to them personally (14%), they didn’t know about the law’s requirement to get coverage (13%), and they tried to get coverage but were unable (12%). Few (7%) say they would rather pay the fine than buy insurance.

Isn’t it amazing that 34% didn’t think the Law applied to them, didn’t know they were required to have coverage or rather pay a fine? Isn’t it amazing that uninformed people like this can vote on important issues facing America? 😟