Dave Gilson: 20 Obamacare Stats Republicans Don’t Want You to See

• Nearly 30 million Americans have gotten health insurance under Obamacare.

• The rate of uninsured adults has dropped to 12.3%.

Percentage of insurance exchange customers who’d previously been uninsured: 57%

• Annual number of people who would be uninsured over the next decade if not for Obamcare: 24 to 27 million

• The Congressional Budget Office’s latest estimate of how much Obamacare’s subsidies will cost: $209 billion less than projected


• Number of adults without health insurance in 2013: 41 million. Today: 30 million

• Percentage of insurance exchange customers who'd previously been uninsured: 57%

• Annual number of people who would be uninsured over the next decade if not for Obamcare: 24 to 27 million

• The Congressional Budget Office's latest estimate of how much Obamacare's subsidies will cost: $209 billion less than projected




• 43% of Americans say they have an unfavorable view of Obamacare. Yet, many Americans approve of most of its major components:

Insurance exchanges/marketplaces: 78% approve

Subsidies for buying insurance: 76% approve

Medicaid expansion: 75% approve

Requiring large employers to insure workers: 60% approve

Requiring individuals to buy insurance: 35% approve



• Percentage of Americans who say Obama care has…

…helped them or their families: 19%

…hurt them or their families: 22%

…had no direct impact on them: 57%

• Percentage of Democrats who say Obamacare has helped them: 28%

• Percentage of Republicans who say Obamacare has hurt them: 43%

• The average change in insured Americans by county between 2013 and 2014: +6.1%

More here: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/03/obamacare-charts-stats-health-care-reform

Originally found on the Obama Diary
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/06/09/the-gop-loves-obamacare-they-just-hate-admitting-it/