7.8 million Floridians could lose coverage if Republicans succeed to repeal HC bill (insurance, companies)

[Driller1]

Originally Posted by Donna-501

Did they say when they were going to start working on "their" plan? If they had a plan how come they never tried to implement it when they were in power?

They lacked the vote numbers.

[Quick Enough]

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

Florida Politics | Sun Sentinel blog | Administration says health care repeal jeopardizes Floridians

About 7.8 million Floridians with pre-existing health problems could lose coverage or face higher insurance costs if the new health-care law is repealed, the Obama administration warned on Tuesday.
The estimate released by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius reflects an administration backlash to repeal efforts in the House, where debate on the new law begins on Tuesday. A vote is expected later this week.

Democrats, backed by AARP, launched a lobbying effort on several fronts, including a press conference scheduled later Tuesday by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston, who will argue that repeal would have devastating consequences.

Show me the stats that show 7.8 million non-insured have signed up for insurance since the Obama health bill has been passed.

[kshe95girl]

Originally Posted by Quick Enough

Show me the stats that show 7.8 million non-insured have signed up for insurance since the Obama health bill has been passed.

Read the article, the source of the # you are asking about is credited in the article.

[sanrene]

Originally Posted by Quick Enough

Show me the stats that show 7.8 million non-insured have signed up for insurance since the Obama health bill has been passed.

8000 have actually signed up, across the nation. The prediction was that close to 400,000 would sign up by the end of 2010.

Review & Outlook: The 8,011-Person Crisis - WSJ.com
HHS falls short of pre-existing coverage prediction by … 97.8% « Hot Air

375,000 - The number of Americans with pre-existing conditions HHS said would apply for coverage in the first year of ObamaCare, one of the main political arguments for its implementation.

8,011 - The number that actually did.

Here you go, HHS website, state by state, how many have signed up.

http://www.healthcare.gov/center/index.html

Originally Posted by kshe95girl

Read the article, the source of the # you are asking about is credited in the article.

There is not over 7 million signed up - those are "potential" numbers I guess.

The total, for all of the US, is approx 8000 that have signed up.

[Quick Enough]

Originally Posted by sanrene

Now, this is a real laugh.

They have a ways to go;

Affordable Care Act in Your State: Florida | HealthCare.gov



So far, the sign up rate has fallen short of administration predictions by .......almost 98%.

Originally Posted by kshe95girl

Read the article, the source of the # you are asking about is credited in the article.

I read the article. A lot of unsubstantiated assertions were made.

It was not written from a non-biased point of view.

If so many are going to loose how come so few have signed up?

[sanrene]

Originally Posted by Quick Enough

I read the article. A lot of unsubstantiated assertions were made.

It was not written from a non-biased point of view.

If so many are going to loose how come so few have signed up?

This is the push from the WH, the report is from the WH, this is the propaganda they will attempt to use to turn public sentiment against repeal.

[kshe95girl]

Originally Posted by sanrene

There is not over 7 million signed up - those are "potential" numbers I guess.

The total, for all of the US, is approx 8000 that have signed up.

I saw that, I was just pointing out the source of the #s in the article that the other poster was asking about.

[kshe95girl]

Originally Posted by Quick Enough

I read the article. A lot of unsubstantiated assertions were made.

It was not written from a non-biased point of view.

If so many are going to loose how come so few have signed up?

If I may ask, are you in Florida?
Just curious.

[BentBow]

Originally Posted by Quick Enough

Show me the stats that show 7.8 million non-insured have signed up for insurance since the Obama health bill has been passed.

I want to see where 1/2 of Florida's 16 million population didn't have insurance, before any of Obamacare went into effect?

[mackinac81]

Originally posted by Calvinist
I'm ok with that. Insurance companies should not be forced to accept pre-existing conditions. They make money off of mitigating risk--they shouldn't be told they HAVE TO take someone high risk.

So if someone got a serious disease that wasn't as a result of a lifestyle choice, then their only alternative is to die or go bankrupt? The pre-existing conditions rule is the reason why most insurance companies disgust me, and I would never stick up for them.