Friday, August 19, 2016

Obamacare Hits a Bump - by Paul Krugman -The New York Times

There are available fixes - but it may be necessary to fix Congress first. -gwc
Obamacare Hits a Bump - The New York Times
by Paul Krugman

So what’s the problem?

Well, Obamacare is a system that relies on private insurance companies to provide much of its expanded coverage (not all, because expanded Medicaid is also a big part of the system). And many of these private insurers are now finding themselves losing money, because previously uninsured Americans who are signing up turn out to have been sicker and more in need of costly care than we realized.

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