And as Sam Baker of National Journal points out, the enrollment figures that have been given by the Administration are incomplete. They have not yet disclosed how many people have actually paid their premiums (instead they are running up the numbers by counting anyone who has selected a plan as an “enrollee”), and “about 20 to 30 percent of people who selected a plan did not make their first payment, according to anecdotal estimates from individual insurance companies.”
So not only does the Administration’s count of enrollees fail to paint the whole picture, but the Vice President is acknowledging that they’ll fall short of their goals.
Not a good sign for a healthcare bill that President Obama and his liberal allies have stood by for so long.
It would be bad enough that Obamacare’s rollout is a mess, but the law is hurting everyday Americans. People deserve better than a law that disincentivizes work, raises premiums, and prevents small businesses from hiring workers.
Literally.