million in 2010 to 28 million in 2016 in large part of the individual mandate requiring all to get health coverage. millions of america s poor who couldn t afford it and millions more with illnesses who couldn t find an insurer to cover them benefited. the vast majority of americans, whether they re on employer plands or med case expanded roles are doing just nine or are better off under obamacare s. but a significant few are worse off. health premiums have shot up more than expected, especially in the individual market, affecting 21 million people, which, by the way, represents just 7% of americans with health insurance. and even smaller segment within the individual market, lower to middle income americans, who aren t poor enough to qualify for medicaid but make too much to receive insurance subsidies and aren t old enough for medicare, have been crushed by obamacare premiums. that doesn t make for a death spiral. but it s clear that obamacare is
are trying to replace and repeal obamacare they say it s in a death spiral. a washington post shows half american prefer the current health care law. time to separate fact from fiction. for fact s sake, is obamacare really broken? republicans are wrong. obamacare is not in a death spiral. the health law s signal achievement has been to reduce the number of americans who don t have health insurance. america s uninsured went from 49 million in 2010 to 28 million in 2016 in large part because of the individual mandate requiring all to get health coverage. millions of america s poor who couldn t afford coverage and many that couldn t find insurance benefitted. vast measures on employer plans
broken? republicans are wrong. obamacare is not in a death spiral. the health law s signal achievement has been to reduce the number of americans who don t have health insurance. america s uninsured went from 49 million in 2010 to 28 million in 2016 in large part because of the individual mandate requiring all to get health coverage. millions of america s poor who couldn t afford coverage and millions more with illnesses who couldn t find an insurer to cover them benefited. the vast majority of americans, whether they re on employer plans or medicaid s expanded roles are doing just fine or are better off, but a significant few are worse off. health premiums shot up more than expected, especially in the individual market, affecting 21 million people, which, by the way, represents just 7% of americans with health insurance. an even smaller segment within the individual market, lower to