Compiled by The Market Institute
A Bloomberg opinion piece criticizes the White House’s plan for an indirect bailout of the Federal Health Marketplaces through the use of risk corridors (Bloomberg). A Forbes analyst maintains the risk corridors are “planned subsidies” and not a bailout (Forbes).
Hospitals in states that chose not to expand Medicaid are getting hit hard financially. Mental health units could be one of the first cuts to be made following the reduction in federal funding (MSNBC).
California officials are reporting more than 625,000 people have enrolled in the state’s health exchange market, contributing to roughly a quarter of the national enrollment so far (Washington Times Blog).
The Obamacare enrollment numbers are deceptive as they are not counting the actual number of people that are paying premiums. Even with an implausible 100% success rate for enrollees, the exchanges are well behind their target of 7 million individuals by March (Wall Street Journal).
The majority of people that have signed up for health coverage through the marketplaces already had insurance previously through employer-sponsored coverage or private plans (Fox News).
