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May 25, 2016 13:21:50   #
Progressive One
 
A survey finds the law gives Americans access they couldn’t previously get.

BY NOAM N. LEVEY
More than 60% of working-age Americans who signed up for Medicaid or a private health plan through the Affordable Care Act are getting healthcare that they couldn’t previously get, a new nationwide survey indicates.
And consumers are broadly satisfied with the new coverage, despite some cost challenges and an ongoing Republican campaign to discredit the law.
Overall, 82% of American adults enrolled in private or government coverage through the health law said they were “somewhat” or “very” satisfied, according to the report from the nonprofit Commonwealth Fund.
“If the fundamental purpose of health insurance is to provide people with adequate access to needed healthcare, then it would seem that, on balance, the Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansions are working well for most of the people who have enrolled in them,” the report concluded.
The findings paralleled a recent nationwide survey by the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation, which found that two-thirds of people in a marketplace plan created through the law rated their coverage “excellent” or “good.”
Unlike the new report, the Kaiser survey did not include people newly enrolled in Medicaid through the law, which is often called Obamacare.
New Medicaid enrollees are even happier with their health coverage than Americans in commercial health plans purchased through the marketplaces, with 88% reporting they are somewhat or very satisfied, the Commonwealth Fund found.
Americans with employer-provided health plans — which have lower premiums and deductibles than many marketplace plans — are the happiest, with 90% reporting satisfaction with their coverage.
The high marks are not universal, cautioned fund Vice President Sara Collins, the report’s lead author.
Some consumers who had coverage before the health law was implemented have seen their premiums and deductibles increase as insurers have absorbed millions of new consumers, many of whom could not obtain health insurance previously because they had a preexisting medical condition.
The Commonwealth Fund, like Kaiser, has found that many Americans are concerned about the cost of their healthcare.
Nearly half of consumers in marketplace plans reported difficulty paying premiums in 2015. The fund plans to update those findings with 2016 numbers later this year.
“This [report] doesn’t mean that the law is working well for every single person,” Collins said. “But in general, it seems to be enabling people to get the healthcare that they need.”
More than 8 in 10 people said their ability to get needed care has either improved or stayed the same since they enrolled in coverage through the health law.
The law allows Americans who don't get health benefits at work to shop among plans on state-based exchanges operated by the federal government or by the states themselves.
Consumers making less than four times the federal poverty level — about $47,000 for a single adult or $97,000 for a family of four — qualify for subsidies. Insurers must provide a basic set of benefits and cannot turn away consumers, even if they are sick.
Very-low-income Americans in most states can enroll in the government's Medicaid program at virtually no cost, an option provided by the health law that leaders in 31 states and the District of Columbia have elected to make available to their residents.
The dual coverage expansions have led to the largest drop in the nation’s uninsured rate in at least half a century, surveys show.
The new Commonwealth Fund survey found that 45% of adults enrolled in a marketplace plan in 2016 and 62% of adults newly covered by Medicaid were previously uninsured.
More state leaders are now considering Medicaid expansions, including in very conservative states such as Oklahoma.
And enrollment in the marketplaces has been increasing, albeit at a slower rate than initially forecast; there are about 12 million people in marketplace plans.
But the law remains a political hot button, with Republican congressional leaders and presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump promising full repeal.
At the same time, many insurers are seeking significant premium increases next year, in part because enrollees in marketplace plans are sicker and more expensive than they anticipated.
The Commonwealth Fund survey was conducted between Feb. 2 and April 5 among a random, nationally representative sample of 4,802 adults ages 19 to 64. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. noam.levey@latimes.com  


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ALBERTO ABIN leaves the UniVista Insurance office in Miami after looking for a health plan under Obama-care, which allows Americans who don’t get coverage at work to shop among plans on state-based exchanges.



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ALINA NURIEVA, right, talks with an insurance agent in Miami as she picks a health plan in 2015.

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May 25, 2016 13:31:06   #
Super Dave Loc: Realville, USA
 
Iow.. Socialism rocks.

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May 25, 2016 14:54:38   #
robmull Loc: florida
 
Super Dave wrote:
Iow.. Socialism rocks.








It seems ALL the illegals are racking-up with ACA, SD, but my daughter and I tried [many times a day/hours] for almost a year to get something accomplished with ACA, and were never successful. My daughter finally had to go through the Health Insurance program supplied by the University she attends so she wouldn't be "fined/taxed;" to provide more freebees to more illegals!!! Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TRUMP!!!

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May 25, 2016 15:09:20   #
Progressive One
 
robmull wrote:
It seems ALL the illegals are racking-up with ACA, SD, but my daughter and I tried [many times a day/hours] for almost a year to get something accomplished with ACA, and were never successful. My daughter finally had to go through the Health Insurance program supplied by the University she attends so she wouldn't be "fined/taxed;" to provide more freebees to more illegals!!! Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TRUMP!!!


Overall, 82% of American adults enrolled in private or government coverage through the health law said they were “somewhat” or “very” satisfied, according to the report from the nonprofit Commonwealth Fund.

**If you all were true Americans, you would be hoping for improvement of this as opposed to trying to destroy it. The right is more fixated on who is the sponsor as opposed to what it can do for the citizens here. sad indeed.**

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May 25, 2016 15:24:41   #
jimahrens Loc: California
 
You mean if we were all Socialists Don't you?????
A Democrat In 2016 wrote:
Overall, 82% of American adults enrolled in private or government coverage through the health law said they were “somewhat” or “very” satisfied, according to the report from the nonprofit Commonwealth Fund.

**If you all were true Americans, you would be hoping for improvement of this as opposed to trying to destroy it. The right is more fixated on who is the sponsor as opposed to what it can do for the citizens here. sad indeed.**

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May 25, 2016 15:36:04   #
Progressive One
 
jimahrens wrote:
You mean if we were all Socialists Don't you?????


If I didn't say it, I didn't mean it. I know how to say what I mean.

75 Ways Socialism Has Improved America

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2012/3/29/1078852/-75-Ways-Socialism-Has-Improved-America


** And YOU benefit from a lot of these**

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May 25, 2016 15:40:50   #
jimahrens Loc: California
 
If I work for it then its a benefit. If not it's charity and I don't want it.
A Democrat In 2016 wrote:
If I didn't say it, I didn't mean it. I know how to say what I mean.

75 Ways Socialism Has Improved America

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2012/3/29/1078852/-75-Ways-Socialism-Has-Improved-America


** And YOU benefit from a lot of these**

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May 25, 2016 15:52:10   #
Progressive One
 
jimahrens wrote:
If I work for it then its a benefit. If not it's charity and I don't want it.


it is still socialism and even if you had trump's money, the taxes of others supports you in various ways..........

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May 25, 2016 15:52:31   #
buffalo Loc: Texas
 
Health INSURANCE and health CARE are not the same thing. What good is the health insurance if sky-high deductibles mean you never get to use it? The ACA is a MANDATE, not to get care but to get insurance. Many doctors don't even take ACA insurance. Check Healthcare.gov, they will start reporting the 2017 premium increases for ACA policies sold on the exchanges. Higher deductibles, higher premiums, so how do you obammy groupies explain the opposite this opposite effect as to what the liar-in-chief promised?

Just like bitch clinton groupies, obammy groupies want nothing to do with the truth. They are just sheople.

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May 25, 2016 15:55:07   #
buffalo Loc: Texas
 
Health INSURANCE and health CARE are not the same thing. What good is the health insurance if sky-high deductibles mean you never get to use it? The ACA is a MANDATE, not to get care but to get insurance. Many doctors don't even take ACA insurance. Check Healthcare.gov, they will start reporting the 2017 premium increases for ACA policies sold on the exchanges. Higher deductibles, higher premiums, so how do you obammy groupies explain this opposite effect as to what the liar-in-chief promised?

Just like bitch clinton groupies, obammy groupies want nothing to do with the truth. They are just sheople.

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May 25, 2016 15:56:40   #
Progressive One
 
buffalo wrote:
Health INSURANCE and health CARE are not the same thing. What good is the health insurance if sky-high deductibles mean you never get to use it? The ACA is a MANDATE, not to get care but to get insurance. Many doctors don't even take ACA insurance. Check Healthcare.gov, they will start reporting the 2017 premium increases for ACA policies sold on the exchanges. Higher deductibles, higher premiums, so how do you obammy groupies explain this opposite effect as to what the liar-in-chief promised?

Just like bitch clinton groupies, obammy groupies want nothing to do with the truth. They are just sheople.
Health INSURANCE and health CARE are not the same ... (show quote)


Overall, 82% of American adults enrolled in private or government coverage through the health law said they were “somewhat” or “very” satisfied, according to the report from the nonprofit Commonwealth Fund.

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May 25, 2016 16:00:56   #
reconreb Loc: America / Inglis Fla.
 
Good job ! got your talking points in .. the truth be damned .. report to handeler and report success . expect to recive check in 7 to 10 days .. ruff day at the office , time for some chesse and wine on the front door step .. another day done .. its good to be a troll ..

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May 25, 2016 16:13:47   #
Progressive One
 
reconreb wrote:
Good job ! got your talking points in .. the truth be damned .. report to handeler and report success . expect to recive check in 7 to 10 days .. ruff day at the office , time for some chesse and wine on the front door step .. another day done .. its good to be a troll ..


I thought you were not supposed to congratulate yourself.........

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May 25, 2016 16:20:27   #
buffalo Loc: Texas
 
A Democrat In 2016 wrote:
Overall, 82% of American adults enrolled in private or government coverage through the health law said they were “somewhat” or “very” satisfied, according to the report from the nonprofit Commonwealth Fund.


Clearly someone is biased and/or lying...

In 2015, Deloitte found only 30 percent of Obamacare exchange enrollees were satisfied with their current plans. This percentage was much lower than the percentages of enrollees satisfied with their employer-sponsored plans (42 percent), Medicaid plans (48 percent), and Medicare plans (58 percent). Overall, 46 percent of people with qualified health insurance were satisfied with their current plan.

http://www.agilehealthinsurance.com/health-insurance-learning-center/consumers-unhappy-with-obamacare#sthash.mLdksUiH.dpuf

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May 25, 2016 16:40:16   #
Progressive One
 
buffalo wrote:
Clearly someone is biased and/or lying...

In 2015, Deloitte found only 30 percent of Obamacare exchange enrollees were satisfied with their current plans. This percentage was much lower than the percentages of enrollees satisfied with their employer-sponsored plans (42 percent), Medicaid plans (48 percent), and Medicare plans (58 percent). Overall, 46 percent of people with qualified health insurance were satisfied with their current plan.

http://www.agilehealthinsurance.com/health-insurance-learning-center/consumers-unhappy-with-obamacare#sthash.mLdksUiH.dpuf
Clearly someone is biased and/or lying... br br I... (show quote)


RECENT:
High satisfaction levels with Obamacare as 2017 prices emerge

total of 77 percent of people with private Obamacare plans and 88 percent of people on Medicaid said they are "very" or "somewhat satisfied" with their coverage, according to the Commonwealth Fund survey.

Those levels are 4 and 5 percentage points lower, respectively, than when people were questioned for a similar survey last year.

Among Obamacare customers, 66 percent rate the coverage as good, very good or excellent. A total of 77 percent of Medicaid enrollees gave it such high marks. Again, these results represented a slight decline from the results in last year's Commonwealth Fund survey.

The study also found that 3 out of 5 adults who have Obamacare or Medicaid and who had used their coverage said they would not have previously been able to access or afford that care.
"The findings suggest that Affordable Care Act coverage is good coverage, comparable to the coverage most Americans have through an employer," he said.

The survey questioned 4,802 adults, 881 of whom have Obamacare or Medicaid coverage. The survey had a margin of error of 2 percentage points.


Blumenthal's comparison to employer-based health coverage appears warranted, based on another recent survey, conducted by Deloitte, of American health-care consumers. That report found that more than half, 53 percent, of Obamacare exchange customers said they were satisfied with their health plan, about the same level as the 54 percent of people who said that about their job-based insurance plan.
The results, which echo recent research from the Kaiser Family Foundation, come as 2017 prices for Obamacare plans are being disclosed by insurers.

The proposed price hikes so far have been significantly higher, on a percentage basis, than in past years. But Obamacare advocates are hoping that satisfaction with the plans among many customers, along with often generous government subsidies, will help keep them enrolled in the program.

The Affordable Care Act was enacted to expand health coverage among the millions of uninsured Americans
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/24/

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