More than 4 in 5 enrolled in 'Obamacare' are in Trump states
Trump seems not to really care about his base...and they don't seem to realize that they may be cutting of their own health care options.
"Americans in states that Donald Trump carried in his march to the White House account for more than 4 in 5 of those signed up for coverage under the health care law the president still wants to take down.
An Associated Press analysis of new figures from the government found that 7.3 million of the 8.8 million consumers signed up so far for next year come from states Trump won in the 2016 presidential election. The four states with the highest number of sign-ups — Florida, Texas, North Carolina and Georgia, accounting for nearly 3.9 million customers — were all Trump states."
To be sure, Trump states are also home to many people who voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton. But the AP's analysis points to a pattern of benefits from the health law in states the president won. The premium dollars have economic ripple effects, reimbursing hospitals and doctors for services that might otherwise have gone unpaid and written off as bad debt. Also, people with health insurance are better able to manage chronic medical problems, remaining productive, tax-paying members of society.
On Friday, Trump said he thinks repealing the mandate as part of the tax overhaul "ultimately leads to the end of Obamacare." The president continued to ignore other parts of the law that remain untouched by the tax bill, including its Medicaid expansion benefiting low-income adults and the popular protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
So the lesson here, and I’m sure it’s one you didn’t consider, is that the very people you tried to force obiecare on and did your best to convince it was for their own good hate it and want out. But instead of learning you e decided they’re just too fucking dumb to understand how great it is.
The lesson is...don't let your own knee-jerk hit you in the face...assumptions about people you don't know just make you look stupid. I was against The ACA..in the form it took.
I posted this, as I often do, to provoke conversation. As has been proven time and time again..people in Red States hate Obamacare..and they love the ACA. Odd isn't it..what's in a name? I would also point out..that this about people enrolling right now...when they are NOT forced to.