Just how badly is "Obamacare" failing Americans? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/just-how-badly-is-obamacare-failing-americans <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>On the health care front, a new publication from the U.S. Department of Health &amp; Human Services has reported that 17.6 million Americans have gained health insurance since the Affordable Care Act became law five years ago. Perhaps more importantly, the percentage of Americans who are uninsured has fallen from 38% to 12.6%. That is the lowest level in the nation&#39;s history.<br /><br />The report is not entirely positive ...<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://aspe.hhs.gov/health-insurance-coverage-and-affordable-care-act-aspe-issue-brief-september-2015">http://aspe.hhs.gov/health-insurance-coverage-and-affordable-care-act-aspe-issue-brief-september-2015</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/022/906/qrc/bird.png?1443114657"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://aspe.hhs.gov/health-insurance-coverage-and-affordable-care-act-aspe-issue-brief-september-2015">Health Insurance Coverage and the Affordable Care Act, ASPE Issue Brief, September 2015</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Health Insurance Coverage and the Affordable Care Act</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:12:15 -0400 Just how badly is "Obamacare" failing Americans? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/just-how-badly-is-obamacare-failing-americans <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>On the health care front, a new publication from the U.S. Department of Health &amp; Human Services has reported that 17.6 million Americans have gained health insurance since the Affordable Care Act became law five years ago. Perhaps more importantly, the percentage of Americans who are uninsured has fallen from 38% to 12.6%. That is the lowest level in the nation&#39;s history.<br /><br />The report is not entirely positive ...<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://aspe.hhs.gov/health-insurance-coverage-and-affordable-care-act-aspe-issue-brief-september-2015">http://aspe.hhs.gov/health-insurance-coverage-and-affordable-care-act-aspe-issue-brief-september-2015</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/022/906/qrc/bird.png?1443114657"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://aspe.hhs.gov/health-insurance-coverage-and-affordable-care-act-aspe-issue-brief-september-2015">Health Insurance Coverage and the Affordable Care Act, ASPE Issue Brief, September 2015</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Health Insurance Coverage and the Affordable Care Act</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> COL Ted Mc Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:12:15 -0400 2015-09-24T13:12:15-04:00 Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Sep 24 at 2015 1:25 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/just-how-badly-is-obamacare-failing-americans?n=990556&urlhash=990556 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Wow. WHo would've thought? SCPO David Lockwood Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:25:01 -0400 2015-09-24T13:25:01-04:00 Response by COL Jean (John) F. B. made Sep 24 at 2015 3:26 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/just-how-badly-is-obamacare-failing-americans?n=990904&urlhash=990904 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="337757" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/337757-col-ted-mc">COL Ted Mc</a> Smoke and mirrors... <br /><br />While it may true that more people are insured, at what cost? Many people lost their insurance (despite guarantees from Obama that they would not) only to get new policies with less benefits/coverage at a much higher price, in addition to significant increases in cost for everyone, to pay for the &quot;previously uninsured&quot;. Just another income redistribution scheme. COL Jean (John) F. B. Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:26:31 -0400 2015-09-24T15:26:31-04:00 Response by COL Jean (John) F. B. made Sep 25 at 2015 10:23 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/just-how-badly-is-obamacare-failing-americans?n=992936&urlhash=992936 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a target="_blank" href="http://hotair.com/archives/2015/09/24/kaiser-study-deductibles-under-obamacare-rising-seven-times-faster-than-inflation/?utm_source=hadaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=nl">http://hotair.com/archives/2015/09/24/kaiser-study-deductibles-under-obamacare-rising-seven-times-faster-than-inflation/?utm_source=hadaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=nl</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/023/017/qrc/health-care-costs-e1343662137350.jpg?1443190994"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://hotair.com/archives/2015/09/24/kaiser-study-deductibles-under-obamacare-rising-seven-times-faster-than-inflation/?utm_source=hadaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=nl">Kaiser Study: Deductibles under Obamacare rising seven times faster than inflation</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">More unaffordable than ever.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> COL Jean (John) F. B. Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:23:16 -0400 2015-09-25T10:23:16-04:00 Response by Erin Nelson made Jul 25 at 2017 1:46 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/just-how-badly-is-obamacare-failing-americans?n=2763438&urlhash=2763438 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>About the same as a potato launcher in combat Erin Nelson Tue, 25 Jul 2017 01:46:56 -0400 2017-07-25T01:46:56-04:00 2015-09-24T13:12:15-04:00