World News Korner

Despite Republicans statements to the contrary the majority of uninsured Americans WILL purchase insurance and NOT simply pay the penalties.

Courtesy of Gallup:

Nearly two in three uninsured Americans say they will get insurance by Jan. 1, 2014, rather than pay a fine as mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while one in four say they will pay the fine. Less than half of the uninsured say they plan on getting health insurance specifically through a federal or state health insurance exchange.

Personally I think that this number goes up once more people learn about how the program works and get some help cutting through the Republican bullshit.

And that theory is supported by the data that Gallup gathered in their poll:

Overall, 83% of Americans are aware that most Americans will be required to have health insurance or pay a fine beginning January 2014. This awareness drops to 68% among those who are uninsured, and is at 69% among the vital group of 18- to 29-year-olds who are the most likely of any age group to be uninsured.

Kind of frustrating that the very people who need this program the most seem to know the least about it. Gee almost as if some nefarious group had tried to confuse them and discourage them from learning more.

By the way you can count me among the uninsured who will soon be taking advantage of Obamacare.

I live in Alaska, where our Governor has completely refused to cooperate with the program, so I imagine I will run into obstacles, however I will do it and report back to all of you as to how it goes and what I learn.




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