U.S. Uninsured Rate 11.9% in Fourth Quarter of 2015

http://www.gallup.com/poll/188045/uninsured-rate-fourth-quarter-2015.aspx


This is what good policy looks like. Clearly defined with clearly measurable results - none of which corroborate the republican narrative, by the way. So either this data is wrong, or republicans can't be looked to for policy analysis - either out of incompetence or flat out intentional distortion of the issue. Either way....

No doubt those numbers are before the ObamaCare crowd was asked to start actually paying their deductibles, co-pays, & premiums.

How's somebody who can't even afford their premiums supposed to pay a 4k or 6k deductible?

boards of FL wrote:

Where's the ACA subsidized plans on this chart?

boards of FL wrote:http://www.gallup.com/poll/188045/uninsured-rate-fourth-quarter-2015.aspx

This is what good policy looks like.  Clearly defined with clearly measurable results - none of which corroborate the republican narrative, by the way.  So either this data is wrong, or republicans can't be looked to for policy analysis - either out of incompetence or flat out intentional distortion of the issue.  Either way....

As was asked by Emeraldghost, where are the policies subsidized by tax payers?

Your chart shows a total of 106.8% which means each figure was "rounded up" but nearly a full point.  Plus, there is no mention of the huge number of new policies subsidized by the taxpayer.  How is that possible?

More importantly, how many people lost their insurance only to have it replaced with much more expensive policies or deductibles and/or co-pays so high the policy holder cannot afford to use the insurance.

Obamacare is a failure.  Just as Conservatives and Republicans forecast.

Can't the IRS SWAT team them now ? please pretty please ...show these dead beats that we won't put up with this ! What good is the state monopoly on power if they can't shoot poor folks ? People that don't pay their health tax need to be eliminated...

EmeraldGhost wrote:No doubt those numbers are before the ObamaCare crowd was asked to start actually paying their deductibles, co-pays, & premiums.

How's somebody who can't even afford their premiums supposed to pay a 4k or 6k deductible?

These numbers run through 12/31/15. The ACA took effect in October 2013. If people weren't paying their premiums, I suspect that would have been sorted out some time in the last two years, don't you?

EmeraldGhost wrote:

boards of FL wrote:

Where's the ACA subsidized plans on this chart?

I can only guess here since they're not explicitly breaking that out as a separate category, though I suspect those would be rolled into the "Plan fully paid for by self..." category.  And, if that is the case, they should revise that into two separate categories, one with subsidies, one without.

This chart gives you an idea of how many plans were at least signed on to via the federal or state exchanges, though even there it doesn't break out the percentage of plans that receive a subsidy.

Markle wrote:

boards of FL wrote:http://www.gallup.com/poll/188045/uninsured-rate-fourth-quarter-2015.aspx

This is what good policy looks like.  Clearly defined with clearly measurable results - none of which corroborate the republican narrative, by the way.  So either this data is wrong, or republicans can't be looked to for policy analysis - either out of incompetence or flat out intentional distortion of the issue.  Either way....

As was asked by Emeraldghost, where are the policies subsidized by tax payers?

Your chart shows a total of 106.8% which means each figure was "rounded up" but nearly a full point.  Plus, there is no mention of the huge number of new policies subsidized by the taxpayer.  How is that possible?

More importantly, how many people lost their insurance only to have it replaced with much more expensive policies or deductibles and/or co-pays so high the policy holder cannot afford to use the insurance.

Obamacare is a failure.  Just as Conservatives and Republicans forecast.

Roughly 16 to 18 million Americans who previously had no health insurance now do in fact have health insurance as a result of the ACA.

That you refer to that as a "failure" tells us absolutely everything we need to know about your internal faculties as well as the ideals of the party that you support.


You know where your chair is at this point. Why don't you go have a seat?

I think someone asked for this the other day:

Week 11: January 10, 2016 – January 16, 2016



Since Open Enrollment began on November 1, about 8.8 million consumers signed-up for health coverage through the HealthCare.gov platform or had their coverage automatically renewed. This week’s snapshot includes weekly and cumulative data for enrollment through HealthCare.gov, a breakdown of cumulative data for 38 states using the HealthCare.gov platform, and cumulative data for local markets.



“As expected, consumer interest is beginning to increase again as we near the deadline for 2016 coverage,” HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell said. “We know we have more work to do and as we count down to the January 31 final deadline, we’re focused on making sure consumers understand that they must act soon to find affordable health coverage and avoid the fee for choosing to not have health insurance in 2016. Consumers should know that we’re here to help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.”



As we have previously noted, this year the number of net plan selections accounts for both insurer and consumer-initiated cancellations that occur before the end of Open Enrollment. This is a change from last year, and it will result in a larger number of cancellations being accounted for during, rather than after, Open Enrollment. Last year, cancellations from insurers that happened during Open Enrollment were reflected only in reports on effectuated enrollment after the end of Open Enrollment. As a result, there will likely be a smaller difference this year between plan selection totals at the end of Open Enrollment and subsequent effectuated enrollment.

To provide a clearer picture of underlying enrollment trends, starting this week, we are including the weekly net new plan selection total. This number is in addition to the plan selection total we have been reporting each week, which includes both new and returning consumers. Net new plan selections take into account new plan selections in the reporting week minus any consumer or insurer-initiated cancelations for new plan selections.

Overall, net plan selections for Week 11 totaled 153,631. Over the same time period, net new plan selections totaled 399,885, about the same as the similar week during last year’s Open Enrollment. Cancelations reflected in the net plan selection number for this week were by and large insurer-initiated cancellations of returning consumers who were automatically enrolled for 2016 but actually had their policies terminated at the end of 2015.



Similar to last year, each week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will release weekly Open Enrollment snapshots for the HealthCare.gov platform, which is used by the Federally-facilitated Marketplaces and State Partnership Marketplaces, as well as some State-based Marketplaces. These snapshots provide point-in-time estimates of weekly plan selections, call center activity and visits to HealthCare.gov or CuidadoDeSalud.gov. The final number of plan selections associated with enrollment activity to date could fluctuate as plan changes or cancellations occur, such as in response to life changes like starting a new job or getting married. In addition, the weekly snapshot only looks at plan selections and does not include the number of consumers who paid their premiums to effectuate their enrollment.



HHS will continue to produce more detailed reports that look at plan selections across the Federally-facilitated Marketplace and State-based Marketplaces later in the Open Enrollment period.



Definitions and details on the data are included in the glossary.



Federal Marketplace Snapshot



Federal Marketplace Snapshot
Week 11

Jan 10 – Jan 16
Cumulative

Nov 1 – Jan 16

Plan Selections (net)
153,631
8,836,102

Applications Submitted (Number of Consumers)
560,581
11,627,465

Call Center Volume
1,138,599
11,535,731

Average Call Center Wait Time
8 minutes 32 seconds
10 minutes 20 seconds

Calls with Spanish Speaking Representative
81,358
700,632

Average Wait for Spanish Speaking Rep
29 seconds
21 seconds

HealthCare.gov Users
3,107,502
23,491,161

CuidadoDeSalud.gov Users
262,859
1,305,585

Window Shopping HealthCare.gov Users
730,139
8,032,535

Window Shopping CuidadoDeSalud.gov Users
15,443
159,445




HealthCare.gov State-by-State Snapshot



Consumers across the country continued to explore their health insurance options by reaching out to a call center representative at 1-800-318-2596, attending enrollment events in their local communities, or visiting HealthCare.gov or CuidadoDeSalud.gov. Individual plan selections for the states using the HealthCare.gov platform include:





Week 11
Cumulative Plan Selections

Nov 1 – Jan 16

Alabama
180,109

Alaska
21,830

Arizona
182,828

Arkansas
68,101

Delaware
26,334

Florida
1,605,623

Georgia
535,918

Hawaii
12,764

Illinois
354,962

Indiana
185,100

Iowa
51,575

Kansas
92,380

Louisiana
195,261

Maine
79,789

Michigan
327,674

Mississippi
97,909

Missouri
266,036

Montana
55,875

Nebraska
82,245

Nevada
77,717

New Hampshire
51,935

New Jersey
266,726

New Mexico
49,777

North Carolina
569,649

North Dakota
20,326

Ohio
225,173

Oklahoma
133,574

Oregon
137,820

Pennsylvania
415,351

South Carolina
211,846

South Dakota
23,890

Tennessee
245,566

Texas
1,152,013

Utah
159,623

Virginia
391,155

West Virginia
35,080

Wisconsin
224,719

Wyoming
21,849




HealthCare.gov Local Market Snapshot



The Week 11 snapshot includes a look at plan section by Designated Market Areas (DMAs) which are local media markets. These data provides another level of detail to better understand total plan selections within local communities. Some DMAs include one or more counties in a state that is not using the HealthCare.gov platform in 2016. Plan selections for those DMAs only include data for the portions of these areas that are using the HealthCare.gov platform, so the cumulative totals in the snapshot do not represent plan selections for the entire DMA. In addition, some DMAs cross into multiple states that use the HealthCare.gov platform and those totals are cumulative for all HealthCare.gov states in that DMA. Because some communities do not fall into a DMA, cumulative plan selections for local markets will not total to the national cumulative plan selection number.



Local Markets in HealthCare.gov States
State
Cumulative Plan Selections

Nov 1 – Jan 16

Abilene-Sweetwater
Texas
9,769

Albany
Georgia
15,452

Albuquerque-Santa Fe
New Mexico
42,596

Alexandria
Louisiana
9,020

Alpena
Michigan
1,954

Amarillo
Texas
13,848

Anchorage
Alaska
14,129

Atlanta
Georgia
405,103

Augusta
Georgia
30,659

Austin
Texas
114,782

Bangor
Maine
22,451

Baton Rouge
Louisiana
41,611

Beaumont-Port Arthur
Texas
13,940

Bend
Oregon
10,166

Billings
Montana
15,843

Biloxi-Gulfport
Mississippi
9,186

Birmingham (Ann and Tusc)
Alabama
71,533

Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill
West Virginia
7,391

Boise
Idaho
875*

Boston (Manchester)
Massachusetts
41,480

Buffalo
New York
1,270

Burlington-Plattsburgh
Vermont
4,876

Butte-Bozeman
Montana
9,366

Casper-Riverton
Wyoming
4,794

Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-Iwc & Dub
Iowa
15,739

Champaign & Sprngfld-Decatur
Illinois
23,165

Charleston
South Carolina
43,332

Charleston-Huntington
West Virginia
15,858

Charlotte
North Carolina
193,013

Charlottesville
Virginia
15,421

Chattanooga
Tennessee
36,984

Cheyenne-Scottsbluf
Wyoming
6,229

Chicago
Illinois
283,454

Cincinnati
Ohio
45,635

Clarksburg-Weston
West Virginia
5,816

Cleveland-Akron (Canton)
Ohio
80,768

Columbia
South Carolina
40,916

Columbia-Jefferson City
Missouri
21,177

Columbus
Georgia
18,992

Columbus
Ohio
44,091

Columbus-Tupelo-West Point
Mississippi
13,046

Corpus Christi
Texas
18,177

Dallas-Ft. Worth
Texas
341,290

Davenport-R. Island-Moline
Iowa/Illinois
16,579

Dayton
Ohio
22,006

Denver
Colorado
6,863

Des Moines-Ames
Iowa
19,184

Detroit
Michigan
170,085

Dothan
Alabama
9,015

Duluth-Superior
Minnesota
6,558

El Paso (Las Cruces)
Texas
59,098

Elmira (Corning)
New York
1,149*

Erie
New York
8,686

Eugene
Oregon
19,252

Evansville
Indiana
14,039

Fairbanks
Alaska
2,644

Fargo-Valley City
North Dakota
10,557

Flint-Saginaw-Bay City
Michigan
29,904

Ft. Myers-Naples
Florida
85,960

Ft. Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs
Arkansas
21,967

Ft. Wayne
Indiana
21,615

Gainesville
Florida
18,543

Glendive
Montana
530*

Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk
Michigan
66,347

Great Falls
Montana
7,763

Green Bay-Appleton
Wisconsin
49,711

Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem
North Carolina
102,010

Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn
North Carolina
41,113

Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And
North Carolina
112,382

Greenwood-Greenville
Mississippi
6,748

Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl-Mca
Texas
50,320

Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York
Pennsylvania
60,850

Harrisonburg
Virginia
11,846

Hattiesburg-Laurel
Mississippi
10,713*

Helena
Montana
2,581*

Honolulu
Hawaii
12,764

Houston
Texas
307,320

Huntsville-Decatur
Alabama
36,120

Idaho Falls-Pocatello
Idaho
2,735

Indianapolis
Indiana
84,951

Jackson
Mississippi
38,481

Jackson
Tennessee
11,105

Jacksonville
Florida
96,077

Johnstown-Altoona
Pennsylvania
19,165

Jonesboro
Arkansas
5,542

Joplin-Pittsburg
Missouri
15,012

Juneau
Alaska
3,010*

Kansas City
Kansas/Missouri
100,895

Knoxville
Tennessee
49,047

La Crosse-Eau Claire
Wisconsin
23,268

Lafayette
Indiana
3,151

Lafayette
Louisiana
24,353

Lake Charles
Louisiana
6,591*

Lansing
Michigan
14,655

Laredo
Texas
13,439

Las Vegas
Nevada
54,556

Lima
Ohio
1,589

Lincoln & Hastings-Krny
Nebraska
36,727

Little Rock-Pine Bluff
Arkansas
32,998

Louisville
Kentucky
8,460

Lubbock
Texas
12,640

Macon
Georgia
21,651

Madison
Wisconsin
33,226

Marquette
Michigan
9,404

Medford-Klamath Falls
Oregon
13,958

Memphis
Tennessee
58,688

Meridian
Mississippi
3,875*

Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
Florida
598,705

Milwaukee
Wisconsin
82,131

Minneapolis-St. Paul
Minnesota
11,002

Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson
North Dakota
11,450

Missoula
Montana
19,763

Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt)
Alabama
61,941

Monroe-El Dorado
Louisiana/Arkansas
19,860

Montgomery-Selma
Alabama
18,961*

Myrtle Beach-Florence
Florida
38,795

Nashville
Tennessee
97,599

New Orleans
Louisiana
80,809

New York
New York
210,936

Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt News
Virginia
76,664

North Platte
Nebraska
1,660

Odessa-Midland
Texas
11,827

Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
67,566

Omaha
Nebraska
36,754

Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn
Florida
299,858

Ottumwa-Kirksville
Missouri
3,615

Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg
Illinois/Kentucky/Missouri
20,351

Panama City
Florida
20,792

Parkersburg
West Virginia
2,815

Peoria-Bloomington
Illinois
12,857

Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
274,630

Phoenix (Prescott)
Arizona
129,985

Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
78,213

Portland
Oregon
89,967

Portland-Auburn
Maine
58,465

Presque Isle
Maine
4,058

Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk
Illinois/Missouri/Iowa
7,130

Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle)
North Carolina
152,541

Rapid City
South Dakota
7,368

Reno
Nevada
21,557

Richmond-Petersburg
Virginia
74,425

Roanoke-Lynchburg
Virginia
47,907

Rochestr-Mason City-Austin
Minnesota/Iowa
1,337

Rockford
Illinois
12,469

Salisbury
Maryland
6,780

Salt Lake City
Utah
160,143

San Angelo
Texas
4,414

San Antonio
Texas
103,816

Savannah
Georgia
44,633

Sherman-Ada
Texas
9,042

Shreveport
Louisiana
34,199

Sioux City
Iowa
9,997

Sioux Falls(Mitchell)
South Dakota
17,846

South Bend-Elkhart
Indiana
23,983

Spokane
Washington
1,269

Springfield
Missouri
52,704

St. Joseph
Missouri
3,735

St. Louis
Missouri
122,974

Tallahassee-Thomasville
Florida
25,540

Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota)
Florida
259,086

Terre Haute
Indiana
9,541

Toledo
Ohio
17,773

Topeka
Kansas
11,748

Traverse City-Cadillac
Michigan
25,184

Tri-Cities
Tennessee
24,636

Tucson (Sierra Vista)
Arizona
31,023

Tulsa
Oklahoma
46,247

Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd)
Texas
22,605

Victoria
Texas
2,121

Waco-Temple-Bryan
Texas
25,438

Washington, DC (Hagerstown)

165,980

Wausau-Rhinelander
Wisconsin
20,470

West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce
Florida
179,009

Wheeling-Steubenville
Ohio
6,242

Wichita Falls & Lawton
Texas
10,011

Wichita-Hutchinson Plus
Kansas
35,250

Wilkes Barre-Scranton
Pennsylvania
44,805

Wilmington
Delaware
31,680

Yakima-Pasco-Rchlnd-Knnwck
Oregon
1,741

Youngstown
Ohio
12,976

Yuma-El Centro
Arizona
3,537

Zanesville
Ohio
1,231


*Because there was a change of 11 or fewer enrollments for Week 11, data for Week 10 was used as a placeholder to adhere to privacy standards.



Glossary

Plan Selections: The weekly and cumulative metrics provide a preliminary total of those who have submitted an application and selected a plan. Each week’s plan selections reflect the total number of plan selections for the week and cumulatively from the beginning of Open Enrollment to the end of the reporting period, net of any cancellations from a consumer or cancellations from an insurer during that time.



Because of further automation in communication with insurers, the number of net plan selections reported this year account for insurer-initiated plan cancellations that occur before the end of Open Enrollment for reasons such as non-payment of premiums. This change will result in a larger number of cancellations being accounted for during Open Enrollment than last year. Last year, these cancellations were reflected only in reports on effectuated enrollment after the end of Open Enrollment. As a result, there may also be a smaller difference this year between plan selections at the end of Open Enrollment and subsequent effectuated enrollment, although some difference will remain because plan cancellations related to non-payment of premium will frequently occur after the end of Open Enrollment.



Plan selections include those consumers who are automatically re-enrolled into their current plan or another plan with similar benefits, which occurs at the end of December.



To have their coverage effectuated, consumers generally need to pay their first month’s health plan premium. This release does not include totals for effectuated enrollments.



Net New Plan Selections: Weekly net new plan selections take into account new plan selections minus any consumer or insurer-initiated cancelations for new plan selections.



Marketplace: Generally, references to the Health Insurance Marketplace in this report refer to 38 states that use the HealthCare.gov platform. The states using the HealthCare.gov platform are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.



HealthCare.gov States: The 38 states that use the HealthCare.gov platform for the 2016 benefit year, including the Federally-facilitated Marketplace, State Partnership Marketplaces and State-based Marketplaces.



Local Markets: Cumulative plan selections for local markets are based on Designated Market Areas (DMAs) which are media markets. Some DMAs include one or more counties in a state that is not using the HealthCare.gov platform in 2016. Plan selections for those DMAs only include data for the portions of these areas that are using the HealthCare.gov platform, so the cumulative totals in the snapshot do not represent plan selections for the entire DMA.



Applications Submitted: This includes a consumer who is on a completed and submitted application or who, through the automatic re-enrollment process, which occurs at the end of December, had an application submitted to a Marketplace using the HealthCare.gov platform. If determined eligible for Marketplace coverage, a new consumer still needs to pick a health plan (i.e., plan selection) and pay their premium to get covered (i.e., effectuated enrollment). Because families can submit a single application, this figure tallies the total number of people on a submitted application (rather than the total number of submitted applications).



Call Center Volume: The total number of calls received by the Federally-facilitated Marketplace call center over the course of the week covered by the snapshot or from the start of Open Enrollment. Calls with Spanish speaking representatives are not included.



Calls with Spanish Speaking Representative: The total number of calls received by the Federally-facilitated Marketplace call center where consumers chose to speak with a Spanish-speaking representative. These calls are not included within the Call Center Volume metric.



Average Call Center Wait Time: The average amount of time a consumer waited before reaching a customer service representative. The cumulative total averages wait time over the course of the extended time period.



HealthCare.gov or CuidadodeSalud.gov Users: These user metrics total how many unique users viewed or interacted with HealthCare.gov or CuidadodeSalud.gov , respectively, over the course of a specific date range. For cumulative totals, a separate report is run for the entire Open Enrollment period to minimize users being counted more than once during that longer range of time and to provide a more accurate estimate of unique users. Depending on an individual’s browser settings and browsing habits, a visitor may be counted as a unique user more than once.



Window Shopping HealthCare.gov Users or CuidadoDeSalud.gov Users: These user metrics total how many unique users interacted with the window-shopping tool at HealthCare.gov or CuidadoDeSalud.gov, respectively, over the course of a specific date range. For cumulative totals, a separate report is run for the entire Open Enrollment period to minimize users being counted more than once during that longer range of time and to provide a more accurate estimate of unique users. Depending on an individual’s browser settings and browsing habits, a visitor may be counted as a unique user more than once. Users who window-shopped are also included in the total HealthCare.gov or CuidadoDeSalud.gov user total.







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boards of FL wrote:

Markle wrote:

boards of FL wrote:http://www.gallup.com/poll/188045/uninsured-rate-fourth-quarter-2015.aspx

This is what good policy looks like.  Clearly defined with clearly measurable results - none of which corroborate the republican narrative, by the way.  So either this data is wrong, or republicans can't be looked to for policy analysis - either out of incompetence or flat out intentional distortion of the issue.  Either way....

As was asked by Emeraldghost, where are the policies subsidized by tax payers?

Your chart shows a total of 106.8% which means each figure was "rounded up" but nearly a full point.  Plus, there is no mention of the huge number of new policies subsidized by the taxpayer.  How is that possible?

More importantly, how many people lost their insurance only to have it replaced with much more expensive policies or deductibles and/or co-pays so high the policy holder cannot afford to use the insurance.

Obamacare is a failure.  Just as Conservatives and Republicans forecast.

Roughly 16 to 18 million Americans who previously had no health insurance now do in fact have health insurance as a result of the ACA.

That you refer to that as a "failure" tells us absolutely everything we need to know about your internal faculties as well as the ideals of the party that you support.  

You know where your chair is at this point.  Why don't you go have a seat?

You should run for office. You too refuse to answer these simple questions. Why?

As was asked by Emeraldghost, where are the policies subsidized by tax payers?

Your chart shows a total of 106.8% which means each figure was "rounded up" but nearly a full point. Plus, there is no mention of the huge number of new policies subsidized by the taxpayer. How is that possible?

More importantly, how many people lost their insurance only to have it replaced with much more expensive policies or deductibles and/or co-pays so high the policy holder cannot afford to use the insurance.

Obamacare is a failure. Just as Conservatives and Republicans forecast.

Markle wrote:You should run for office.  You too refuse to answer these simple questions.  Why?

As was asked by Emeraldghost, where are the policies subsidized by tax payers?

I'm not entirely sure off-hand the % of policies that receive a subsidy. Feel free to add that and state your point.

Markle wrote:Your chart shows a total of 106.8% which means each figure was "rounded up" but nearly a full point.  Plus, there is no mention of the huge number of new policies subsidized by the taxpayer.  How is that possible?

This could be to statistical weighting or some other statistical methods employed by Gallup. Feel free to read up on that and then come back here and make your point.

Markle wrote:More importantly, how many people lost their insurance only to have it replaced with much more expensive policies or deductibles and/or co-pays so high the policy holder cannot afford to use the insurance.

I'll just state again that the net result of the ACA is that roughly 16 to 18 million people gained health insurance. Do you understand how to read graphs, and do you know what people are referring to when they use the "%" symbol? Yes. OK. With that knowledge in mind, look at this graph.

You never will know the amount that are subsidized, the government can guess but it changes daily, depending on a lot of factor's. You can take an estimate of the total who signed up on market but most people who went to mp did so because they thought they had to. A good percentage got nothing, quite a few had to pay back, quite a few lost it mid year and quite a few had to send additional information to mp after they signed up and did not and were dropped mid year. There were also the people that did not file and reconcile their taxes by Aug 31st that have lost it. I know the IRS gives an extension until Oct 15th, but marketplace said Aug 31.

boards of FL wrote:

Markle wrote:You should run for office.  You too refuse to answer these simple questions.  Why?

As was asked by Emeraldghost, where are the policies subsidized by tax payers?

I'm not entirely sure off-hand the % of policies that receive a subsidy.  Feel free to add that and state your point.

Markle wrote:Your chart shows a total of 106.8% which means each figure was "rounded up" but nearly a full point.  Plus, there is no mention of the huge number of new policies subsidized by the taxpayer.  How is that possible?

This could be to statistical weighting or some other statistical methods employed by Gallup.  Feel free to read up on that and then come back here and make your point.

So you're ashamed to admit you have no clue and simply pulled this from the DailyKOS, The Nation or something similar.

BoardsofFL, you simply refuse to see reality don't you?

Vast majority of ObamaCare customers qualify for subsidies

By Sarah Ferris - 12/30/14 11:54 AM EST
Nearly 90 percent of people who bought health insurance in the second year of ObamaCare qualify for government help to pay their premiums, federal health officials announced Tuesday.

The new figure, which was released Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), signals success for the government’s extensive push to promote financial assistance for millions who remained uninsured after ObamaCare’s first year.

Read more:
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/228257-vast-majority-of-obamacare-customers-qualify-for-subsidies

Markle wrote:BoardsofFL, you simply refuse to see reality don't you?

Vast majority of ObamaCare customers qualify for subsidies

By Sarah Ferris - 12/30/14 11:54 AM EST
Nearly 90 percent of people who bought health insurance in the second year of ObamaCare qualify for government help to pay their premiums, federal health officials announced Tuesday.

The new figure, which was released Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), signals success for the government’s extensive push to promote financial assistance for millions who remained uninsured after ObamaCare’s first year.

Read more:  
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/228257-vast-majority-of-obamacare-customers-qualify-for-subsidies

I would dispute this number going forward from the initial enrollment. Maybe 90% qualify when signing up but there are a great number that lose it very soon. I doubt there are 90% receiving help at any given time of the year.

You also have to realize those government employee's and some insurance agent's will pull number's out of the air to get a person a subsidy.

Markle wrote:

boards of FL wrote:

Markle wrote:You should run for office.  You too refuse to answer these simple questions.  Why?

As was asked by Emeraldghost, where are the policies subsidized by tax payers?

I'm not entirely sure off-hand the % of policies that receive a subsidy.  Feel free to add that and state your point.

Markle wrote:Your chart shows a total of 106.8% which means each figure was "rounded up" but nearly a full point.  Plus, there is no mention of the huge number of new policies subsidized by the taxpayer.  How is that possible?

This could be to statistical weighting or some other statistical methods employed by Gallup.  Feel free to read up on that and then come back here and make your point.

So you're ashamed to admit you have no clue and simply pulled this from the DailyKOS, The Nation or something similar.

Can you honestly not see that this is a Gallup poll, Ole' Man Markle?

You know where your chair is.  Why not have a seat?  We'll wake you up if we need you for anything.  

Markle wrote:BoardsofFL, you simply refuse to see reality don't you?

Vast majority of ObamaCare customers qualify for subsidies

By Sarah Ferris - 12/30/14 11:54 AM EST
Nearly 90 percent of people who bought health insurance in the second year of ObamaCare qualify for government help to pay their premiums, federal health officials announced Tuesday.

The new figure, which was released Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), signals success for the government’s extensive push to promote financial assistance for millions who remained uninsured after ObamaCare’s first year.

Read more:  
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/228257-vast-majority-of-obamacare-customers-qualify-for-subsidies

You see, Markle.  It's comments like these that leave everyone with no choice but to conclude that you're a dumbass.

Look, everyone.  Markle is citing "the hill" and telling me that I refuse to see reality.   OK.  Well, that's funny.  Because just the other day Markle created the following thread, also proclaiming that he was raising an issue that "Progressives here DO NOT WANT TO DISCUSS."  In that thread, I cited the following article, which blew Markle's premise out of the water entirely.  The article that I cited was also from "the hill".  Did Markle accept that as a legitimate source?  Well, see for yourself:

https://pensacoladiscussion.forumotion.com/t23420-another-example-of-what-progressives-here-do-not-want-to-discuss-the-cover-up-of-rescue-to-benghazi

Markle wrote:

boards of FL wrote:Ole Man Markle appears to be losing his memory.  This email is old news and was discussed here last month. The forces mentioned in the email were in fact deployed immediately.  We know this because an unredacted version of the email is now available and the forces mentioned corroborate Panettas testimony during Benghazi hearings.

http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/262756-new-email-splits-benghazi-committee

The Democrats released their email a day after conservative legal group Judicial Watch released a slightly redacted version, which it had won access to under the Freedom of Information Act. At the time, conservative outlets such as Fox News said that the email was a “smoking gun” that undermined testimony from former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.

But the unredacted version of the email makes clear that the forces under discussion to move to Benghazi were the same ones that previous investigations had claimed were on the move: a Marine Fleet Antiterrorism Security Teams (FAST) and a special operations force out of Croatia.

You really need to wean yourself off your far left Socialist sites and branch out.  This email was just released with this latest flurry being released weekly.  Try to keep up.

Well isn't that interesting?  Last week, Markle proclaimed "the hill" to be a "far left Socialist site", and yet today he is using it at a source.  

What is particularly bizarre, is that Markle ran away from that thread.  Markle ran away from the subject matter that he proclaimed "Progressives here DO NOT WANT TO DISCUSS."


Markle, seriously, it's time to pack it in.   Why don't you go have a seat?
 I'm sure someone will wake you up if they need you.