The Patriot Post® · About That 20 Million Figure...

According to the Commonwealth Fund, roughly “20 million Americans have gained coverage as of May 1 under the ACA [ObamaCare].” The Daily Signal’s Alyene Senger explains why this figure is far from accurate: “First, the authors … get to the 20 million by adding together 1 million young adults who gained coverage under a parent’s policy, 8 million consumers who selected a marketplace plan, 5 million who purchased directly from an insurer, and 6 million who enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Also, the authors admit the 20 million figure does not distinguish between those who were previously insured and those who were not – even though the previously insured would not be ‘gaining’ coverage but merely replacing one form of coverage with another. And what about those 5 million who purchased coverage outside the exchanges? Is it fair to say they ‘gained’ coverage because of the ACA?” A CBO report destroys that very assumption. In summary, “The 20 million figure sounds like a breakthrough, but the truth is the gains in coverage are not as strong as they are portrayed.” More…