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Obamacare Lowered Uninsurance Rate, Census Finds

Obamacare Lowered Uninsurance Rate, Census Finds: Thanks to Obamacare, the uninsured rate in the U.S. dropped in 2011 to 15.7 percent from 16.3 percent in 2010, and 1.4 million Americans have health insurance now who did not have coverage a year ago, according to data from the Census Bureau. 2011 was the first year in more than a decade in which [...]/p

Behind all the flip-flops, Romney will leave tens of millions without insurance

Behind all the flip-flops, Romney will leave tens of millions without insurance
"What all of Romney's head fakes on this issue can't obfuscate is the fact that he'd leave tens of millions stranded without access to health care, on top of all the millions that will lose Medicaid eligibility under the Romney/Ryan plan. That would make the last few decades under America's disaster of a health care system look like the good old days."

Romney Clarifies He Still Supports Denying Insurance To Millions Of Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions

Romney Clarifies He Still Supports Denying Insurance To Millions Of Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions: This weekend on Meet the Press, Romney said “there are a number of things I like” about President Obama’s health care reform law, including the popular provision on pre-exisiting conditions. Romney’s campaign, however, began walking back his statements as soon as they left his mouth. After the NBC interview aired, a Romney aide was quick [...]/p

STUDY: Obamacare Led To Record Drop In Uninsured Young Adults

STUDY: Obamacare Led To Record Drop In Uninsured Young Adults: Thanks to the popular Obamacare provision that extends health insurance coverage to millions of young adults by allowing them to stay on their parents’ insurance until 26 years of age, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control estimates the number of uninsured young adults dropped by one-sixth between 2010 and 2011. This represents [...]/p

‘The uninsured would increase by tens of millions’ under Paul Ryan’s Medicare and Medicaid plan