WelfareQueen
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The following data is only from one State (Colorado) but it is disturbing. The overwhelming number of people signing up for Obamacare are older and sicker. Obama officials refuse to release enrollee demographic information for the National website (probably because the numbers are equally bad), but Colorado officials are releasing the numbers.
Per HHS, 40% of Obamacare enrollees must be young and healthy for the program to work financially. Colorado is getting only 11%. This means the program will not be remotely viable and will either fail, or require a massive taxpayer bailout. Here is the story from CNN with a key quote.
"Demographic information released at the end of November shows the makeup of the exchange so far skews much older than federal officials have targeted.
The White House has set a goal of ensuring that roughly 40% of all enrollees on the federal exchange are young and healthy.
As of November 30, just 11% of total enrollees in Colorados exchange fall into the targeted 18 to 34 age bracket. The majority of new enrollees more than 60% are between 45 and 65."
Colorado enrollment spikes, but age may be a problem ? CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
Per HHS, 40% of Obamacare enrollees must be young and healthy for the program to work financially. Colorado is getting only 11%. This means the program will not be remotely viable and will either fail, or require a massive taxpayer bailout. Here is the story from CNN with a key quote.
"Demographic information released at the end of November shows the makeup of the exchange so far skews much older than federal officials have targeted.
The White House has set a goal of ensuring that roughly 40% of all enrollees on the federal exchange are young and healthy.
As of November 30, just 11% of total enrollees in Colorados exchange fall into the targeted 18 to 34 age bracket. The majority of new enrollees more than 60% are between 45 and 65."
Colorado enrollment spikes, but age may be a problem ? CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs