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11-13-2013, 04:41 PM
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I'm pretty sure they are not lying
The Obama administration released the official figures on the number of people who signed up through the exchanges in October. The good news is the Wall Street Journal was wrong with its figure of 50,000. The bad news is the correct number is 27,000.
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11-13-2013, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by mostpost
The bad news is the correct number is 27,000.
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I'm pretty sure that number is fairly high. That number includes people who have put a policy in their HealthCare.gov shopping cart, but have not finalized the enrollment process there. It also includes anyone who changed his mind before completing the deal with the insurance company, which the government says it cannot verify.
That number is the absolute maximum possible in a perfect world. Lord knows ObamaCare does not operate in that world.
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Health insurance plans only count subscribers as enrolled in a health plan once they’ve submited a payment. That is when the carrier sends out a member card and begins paying doctor bills.
When the Obama administration releases health law enrollment figures later this week, though, it will use a more expansive definition. It will count people who have purchased a plan as well as those who have a plan sitting in their online shopping cart but have not yet paid.
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11-13-2013, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by mostpost
The Obama administration released the official figures on the number of people who signed up through the exchanges in October. The good news is the Wall Street Journal was wrong with its figure of 50,000. The bad news is the correct number is 27,000.
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You can do better than this Most (although I think you were attempting some self-deprecating humor, which I appreciate).
Here's the spin: the states with exchanges have signed up roughly 79k,** a much higher per capita success rate than the federal exchange. Once the federal exchange technology "glitches" are worked out, federal sign ups will zoom higher!!!
**"Nationally, just over 106,000 individuals signed up for coverage through the exchanges. But roughly three quarters of those enrollees came through the state-run exchanges in 14 states and the District of Columbia, which typically have experienced fewer technological problems. California had the highest number of enrollments, with just over 35,000." Source: www.modernhealthcare.com
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11-13-2013, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by mostpost
The Obama administration released the official figures on the number of people who signed up through the exchanges in October. The good news is the Wall Street Journal was wrong with its figure of 50,000. The bad news is the correct number is 27,000.
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Is there a reason why didn't you put this in the "It's Working" thread that you started? 
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11-13-2013, 05:18 PM
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Is there a reason why didn't you put this in the "It's Working" thread that you started? |
Because it ISN'T working?
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11-13-2013, 05:18 PM
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Is there a reason why didn't you put this in the "It's Working" thread that you started? |
I'm trying to break JustRalph's record for most threads started. How am I doing?
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11-13-2013, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mostpost
I'm trying to break JustRalph's record for most threads started. How am I doing?
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you've got a lot of work to do!!!
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11-13-2013, 07:10 PM
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What will that number drop to when it's time to pay up? This is the number of those who have signed up, not those that have bought policies. 
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11-13-2013, 07:15 PM
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It looks like those numbers might actually be quite low, at least according to some inside information from a reliable source:
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D- Calif.) tweeted out a claim that one million people have applied and are eligible to get insurance through the Obamacare marketplace and 500,000 have already secured coverage.
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11-13-2013, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Clocker
It looks like those numbers might actually be quite low, at least according to some inside information from a reliable source:
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The number is 106,185 (see page 11 of the linked reported), not the 500,000 Pelosi claims. Actually, she's just being disingenuous -- she's including the increase in Medicaid-covered lives. Realize in some states the Medicaid expansion is done through auto-enrollment, meaning a state enrolls an individual without the individual doing a thing --- and it's FREE (well for the recipient, not the taxpayer).
This report has ALL the ObamaCare enrollment data...
http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/2...enrollment.pdf
Last edited by Saratoga_Mike; 11-13-2013 at 07:52 PM.
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11-13-2013, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by mostpost
I'm trying to break JustRalph's record for most threads started. How am I doing?
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Did you make sure to get PA's approval...like JustRalph did? 
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11-13-2013, 08:01 PM
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11-13-2013, 08:03 PM
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we need more community organizers getting out and fabricating votes ... errr ... enrollments
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11-13-2013, 08:09 PM
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Can it be long before the administration trots out the Spinal Tap excuse for the dismal performance of Obamacare?
"Its appeal is very 'selective'"
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11-13-2013, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Marshall Bennett
What will that number drop to when it's time to pay up? This is the number of those who have signed up, not those that have bought policies. |
If you mean that not all of those have paid yet, probably true but insignificant. Payment is not due until December. Why tie up your money before you have to.
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