{"id":32282,"date":"2017-12-30T11:25:16","date_gmt":"2017-12-30T16:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=32282"},"modified":"2017-12-30T11:25:16","modified_gmt":"2017-12-30T16:25:16","slug":"more-lying-with-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=32282","title":{"rendered":"More Lying With Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently I heard that despite Republican efforts to end ObamaCare<\/a> and their successful effort to repeal the individual ObamaCare mandate, the number of people enrolling in ObamaCare was increasing. The Democrats<\/a> were using that statistic as a talking point, saying that it was proof that the American people<\/a> supported ObamaCare. Well, not so fast.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, The Daily Signal<\/a> posted a fact check on the idea that more people signed up for ObamaCare for 2018 than previously.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The total number of sign-ups on HealthCare.gov<\/a> during the 2018 open enrollment period is lower than previous years, although the pace of sign-ups was faster.<\/strong><\/p>\n

About\u00a08.8 million<\/a> people signed up for 2018 health coverage on HealthCare.gov during this year\u2019s open enrollment period ending Dec. 15, compared to\u00a09.2 million<\/a>\u00a0sign-ups for 2017 coverage and\u00a09.6 million<\/a>\u00a0for 2016 coverage.<\/strong><\/p>\n

HealthCare.gov provides Affordable Care Act individual health plans in 39 states. The remaining 11 states and the District of Columbia<\/a> run state health exchanges<\/a>, and may have\u00a0later deadlines<\/a>\u00a0to sign up than the federal deadline. Total enrollment for Obamacare plans won\u2019t be known until all exchanges are accounted for, but enrollment on state exchanges also\u00a0lags<\/a>\u00a0behind previous years.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/a> claimed the 8.8 million number is\u00a0surprising<\/a>\u00a0since President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s administration cut HealthCare.gov\u2019s advertising budget by 90 percent and shortened the enrollment period to around 45 days, half the length as the 2017 enrollment period.<\/strong><\/p>\n

…The bulk of HealthCare.gov sign-ups were consumers renewing coverage, with\u00a02.4 million<\/a>\u00a0new consumers for 2018 compared to\u00a03 million<\/a>\u00a0new consumers for 2017 and\u00a04 million<\/a>\u00a0new consumers for 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Premiums for health plans offered on HealthCare.gov\u00a0skyrocketed<\/a>\u00a0for 2018, due in part to the Trump administration eliminating\u00a0cost-sharing<\/a>\u00a0payments to insurance companies. Premiums for the second-cheapest silver plan increased 37 percent from an average of $300 per month to $411 per month. Low-income Americans will get\u00a0larger subsidies<\/a>\u00a0because of the price increase.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is amazing to me that the government can force Americans to buy anything. It is also amazing to me that the price of health insurance under ObamaCare has skyrocketed and that tax dollars are being used to shore up the plan–subsidizing low-income Americans. What happens to average-income Americans when their insurance rates skyrocket? Hopefully with the repeal of the individual mandate<\/a>, ObamaCare will die by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

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