If Only Obama Hadn’t Forced Red States Not to Take the Medicaid Expansion
By Anatomy of a major policy success:
Those who call Obamacare a "disaster" had better be prepared to explain away this graph http://t.co/85alMSKsrk pic.twitter.com/M8u6TvNrV9
— Jonathan Cohn (@CitizenCohn) July 10, 2015
Important additional data from the linked story:
From a long-range perspective, the uninsured rate has declined across nearly all key subgroups since 2013. But the sharpest declines have occurred among Hispanics, blacks and lower-income Americans. The uninsured rate among Hispanics declined by 9.6 points from the fourth quarter of 2013 — the last full quarter of interviewing before the requirement that Americans carry health insurance took effect. Similarly, the percentage of uninsured blacks dipped 8.9 points over this period. Across major subgroups, those making less than $36,000 in annual household income have seen the sharpest drop — 9.9 points since the fourth quarter of 2013.
Can I mention again what a fraud and disgrace the Harper’s cover story on newsstands this month is?