04-30-2014, 01:31 PM
This newest monthly Kaiser Health Tracking poll, which has provided some of the most reliable data on the public's opinion interaction with the Affordable Care Act over the past four years, finds that nearly 4 in 10 uninsured adults cited affordability as their main reason for skipping health insurance coverage. Twenty-two percent cited employment reasons (they were unemployed or couldn't get coverage through their job), while another 11 percent said they missed the deadline and 9 percent said they just didn't want insurance.
Why the uninsured are sitting out Obamacare
Most Americans don't think Obamacare hit its enrollment target, a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds. Nearly six in 10 Americans (57 percent) said the law fell "short of expectations" on sign-ups.
Despite the facts, America has convinced itself Obamacare is a disaster - Vox
Vermont’s case for single-payer health care can be summarized in one number: $82,975. That’s the amount a 2011 study in the journal Health Affairs found the average American doctor spends on dealing with insurance companies. Across the border in Ontario, doctors spend about a quarter of that amount — $22,205 per physician — interacting with the province’s single-payer agency.
Forget Obamacare: Vermont wants to bring single payer to America - Vox