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For you, Conservatives.
Fewer uninsured. Fewer people unable to pay their medical bills. Fewer people delaying health care.
How much worse can it be for opponents of Obamacare?
Well at least premiums aren't dropping. But them evil commies will take care of that and you'll cry even harder than you are now.
http://www.fool.com/investing/gener...r-guess-what-decade-long-trend-obamacare.aspx
Obamacare may be turning some tides
According to the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey, which was conducted from July 2014 to Dec. 2014, the number of uninsured in the U.S. has fallen from 37 million people in 2010, or 20% of the population, to 29 million, or 16% of the adult population, by the second half of 2014. In other words, the ACA is doing its job in terms of lowering the number of uninsured individuals in this country.
But, the important question on everyone's mind is whether or not it's making healthcare more affordable. Based on The Commonwealth Fund's survey, the answer is that the ACA is indeed doing just that.
For the first time since 2003, the survey notes that fewer adults are delaying medical care because of costs. Based on its data, 36% of working-age adults, or 66 million people, reported one cost-related problem accessing needed care over the past year. Comparatively, in 2012 this figure was 43% of the population, or 80 million working-age adults.
Furthermore, for the first time since 2005, fewer working-age adults reported having difficulties paying their medical bills. The survey notes that 35% of working-age adults (64 million people) had problems paying their medical bills over the past 12 months. This is down from 41% of the working-age adult population (75 million people) in 2012.
The implication here is that Obamacare is making healthcare affordable to people who didn't have access to healthcare previously. Yet, the fact that 29 million working-age Americans are still uninsured demonstrates that much work is left to be done.
Fewer uninsured. Fewer people unable to pay their medical bills. Fewer people delaying health care.
How much worse can it be for opponents of Obamacare?
Well at least premiums aren't dropping. But them evil commies will take care of that and you'll cry even harder than you are now.
http://www.fool.com/investing/gener...r-guess-what-decade-long-trend-obamacare.aspx
Obamacare may be turning some tides
According to the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey, which was conducted from July 2014 to Dec. 2014, the number of uninsured in the U.S. has fallen from 37 million people in 2010, or 20% of the population, to 29 million, or 16% of the adult population, by the second half of 2014. In other words, the ACA is doing its job in terms of lowering the number of uninsured individuals in this country.
But, the important question on everyone's mind is whether or not it's making healthcare more affordable. Based on The Commonwealth Fund's survey, the answer is that the ACA is indeed doing just that.
For the first time since 2003, the survey notes that fewer adults are delaying medical care because of costs. Based on its data, 36% of working-age adults, or 66 million people, reported one cost-related problem accessing needed care over the past year. Comparatively, in 2012 this figure was 43% of the population, or 80 million working-age adults.
Furthermore, for the first time since 2005, fewer working-age adults reported having difficulties paying their medical bills. The survey notes that 35% of working-age adults (64 million people) had problems paying their medical bills over the past 12 months. This is down from 41% of the working-age adult population (75 million people) in 2012.
The implication here is that Obamacare is making healthcare affordable to people who didn't have access to healthcare previously. Yet, the fact that 29 million working-age Americans are still uninsured demonstrates that much work is left to be done.
