For starters, about 12.7 million people took the time to enroll in Obamacare’s marketplace exchanges during the three-month 2016 enrollment period. Additionally, millions of low-income individuals and families have been able to take advantage of expanded Medicaid programs in 31 states that chose to accept federal money and grow their social healthcare programs. Combined, this has had the effect of pushing the adult uninsured rate down to 9.1% according to information released by the Center for Disease Control earlier this week. That’s a U.S record low uninsured rate.
Obamacare has, for millions of Americans, opened a door to medical access that previously was never available. This is especially true for lower-income Americans and people with pre-existing conditions who can no longer be turned away by insurance providers.
However, six years later, there is still a major movement to repeal Obamacare. Poll after poll shows a great number of Americans don’t like Obamacare. As of April 2016, 49% of respondents to a poll conducted by Kaiser Family Foundation had an unfavorable view of Obamacare compared to 38% with a favorable view.
With such a positive impact and increased insurance coverage, what’s not to like about Obamacare? Is the opposition strictly political? Finally, what type of plan could yield better results? Read the following articles for answers.
