Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Obamacare reaches goal of 7 million enrollees
This article talks about yesterday's deadline to sign up for Obamacare. Even though there is currently around 7 million people enrolled, many were not able to sign up due to the website's issues. The article highlights the technical difficulties and the possible solutions for those people who were not able to enroll by the midnight deadline. What are your thoughts on the technical issues? What do you think can be adjusted or added to improve the system? Do you agree with President Obama's statement that "it has made the system a lot better"?
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My little understanding of Obamacare leads me to believe that it is really important that there are now seven million people enrolled. I know that this election season the Republican will try to use this against the democratic party, but in regard to this I like Nancy Pelosi's comment that "elections are always about jobs and the economy." The truth is that many Americans don't have jobs, or have low paying jobs, and I think that the democratic push to raise the minimum wage will be the factor that keeps democrats in office. I also think that the storm of bad Obamacare press has really blown over, and that people are interested to see how the system works.
ReplyDeleteConsidering how horrendous the original launch of the Obamacare website was, I guess having (supposedly) 7 million people enrolled is no small feat. The technical issues were a huge problem early on, and though it seems like some have been resolved, there is no guarantee that other issues won't surface in the future. However, if the 7 million is truly an accurate number, does that mean that even more people could have been enrolled had the technical nightmare of the site launch not occurred? It doesn't hurt to wonder.
ReplyDeleteObamacare...I think that the technical issues definitely gave ammo to the opponents of Obamacare and that it was a very rough and rocky start to this legislation, but I am not sure that the technical issues made it "better". 7 million is a great number of people and it makes me happy that these people will be able to get the basic coverage they need. I think it was important to have a deadline, but I wish more people had gotten a chance to sign up.
ReplyDeleteYes Obamacare had technical issues, yes it has many opponents, yes there might be more issues in next few years, but it's worth it. Obamacare is just one small step towards getting America closer to every other developed country in the world when it comes to healthcare. So yes, these are the adjustment years and it certainly caused a lot of controversy, but America was so behind in this arena that Obamacare was a vital step for our country.
ReplyDeleteI am pleasantly surprise to hear that the number of Obamacare enrollees slightly surpassed their original goal. Considering the disastrous website launch and the continuous Republican attempts to repeal Obamacare, I am glad to finally hear some positive news surrounding the new healthcare system. I hope that the opponents of Obamacare at least respectfully acknowledge its recent success.
ReplyDeleteThere are many negatives to the launch and reactions to Obamacare, but these are worth it in the end. The technical issues will significantly hurt the outcome and overall effect of Obamacare's image, but what's important is that seven million more people now have healthcare. The wellbeing of American citizens is more important than the politics and opponents towards Obamacare. Now that the process is finally complete, I'm eager to see how Obamacare actually plays out. I hope it's as successful as Democrats and Obama had hoped.
ReplyDeleteI haven't particularly followed the evolution of the Affordable Care Act, but from this article it sounds like it's been successful. Just last week there was an article posted about how it had low approval ratings, so it's interesting to look at the success from a positive view. One thing that caught my eye was the predictions for growth of 13 million in 2015 and 22 million users in 2016. It will be interesting to see if these goals are met or not. Also it should be interesting to see the Opposing Republicans' actions in the months and years to come.
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely a nice change to read some good news about Obamacare, considering these articles are usually just about the opposite. The fact that the original goal of seven million people signed up was met is great, but the fact that this many people are now insured is even better. I think it's interesting that the opponents of Obamacare aren't even phased by this, and some are actually questioning if the number is right at all. I really do hope that this momentum keeps of for the healthcare law and that the future goals of up to 22 million people being insured are met also.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that 7 million people signed up and were able to get the health coverage they need, some of whom could not afford it before, is an amazing thing. It continues to baffle me how Republicans are still fighting so hard against it. There may have been some technical issues at the beginning of its launch, but those were resolved and people were able to get affordable healthcare. The article mentioned that the numbers of enrollment are only expected to grow in future years which I think really says a lot about the success of this program.
ReplyDeleteYou gotta give Obama and his team a lot of credit for somehow being able to recover from the awful start and now having over seven million sign-ups. I feel like the republicans are using obamacare to distract the public from the fact that they've done absolutely nothing in recent memory. They really should start focusing on themselves and what they should do to help the country instead of trying to repeal obamacare for the hundredth time. For the democrats, they should work on getting those who's plans were cancelled insured.
ReplyDeleteNo matter what the opinion of Obamacare is, anyone can agree that reaching this goal definitely sends a message out to Republicans. Like the technical issues earlier in the launch of Obamacare, opponents will definitely attack these problems. Hopefully they won't spend too much longer attacking this program and our government (and blog) can move on to new issues.
ReplyDeleteI do not know too much about the finer details of Obamacare, but whenever you get 7 million people on board with a concept like that, you are doing something right. Especially since, when first tried, the website did not even work. To turn from an extreme failure to a success is very admirable. I can only expect that the numbers will go up. Hopefully with more people enrolled, it will gain more popularity and money. So that it can improve in years to come. We should always strive for something greater.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to finally hear some good news regarding Obamacare. After the countless amount of issues that occurred during the launch, I think it is impressive that the original goal was passed. It will be interesting to see how Obamacare plays out now that the deadline is up. Hopefully it will continue moving in a positive direction.
ReplyDeleteAfter all of the terrible news that has come out to the public about the launch of the new healthcare it is very pleasant surprise to hear good news. With over 7 million people signing up on the website we should be hearing more good news in the future even the amount of people who signed up on the website overshot the original predictions. The administration better be ready because they haven't even gotten past the initial phase of Obamacare, next comes actually providing healthcare to the millions of people who signed up.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that 7 million have enrolled in Obamacare is, to a certain extent, a success. The enrollment is large enough to have set and acceptable precedent in healthcare programs. from here on out, the program will still need improvement and will need to be made accessible to more people more efficiently. Obamacare, like all new large scale government programs, needs a lot of work, but its establishment and growth will continue to provide for the american people and helps to develop our nation into a more accommodating one.
ReplyDeleteObamacare is not going to get repealed. It is here it stay and I am pleased to see that it has reached its goal of 7 million people. That being said, I think that it is time for the politicians to shift their focus away from this as a controversy. Further attempts to repeal the act will make the GOP look stubborn and it will cause the Democrats equal time defending it. This overall contributes to a net impact of Americans staring to get tired of this debate, and it may increase the feeling of being "fed up with that mess in Washington." I worry that this will decrease voter turnout and voter interest in politics. I think that we now kind of have Obamacare under our belts so to say. It is passed and it is essentially implemented. Any other difficulties will be dealt with as they come up. I think that for these upcoming elections the candidates should shift their focuses to other matters.
ReplyDeleteIt really is a shame that Obamacare had a rocky start with technical issues. It already had so many doubters and the tough start did not help at all. The 7 million however is a very solid number for the way it started.
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