AP: More than 4 in 5 enrolled in 'Obamacare' are in Trump states

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https://apnews.com/a1c626753d1941148cf4a38abad388bb/More-than-4-in-5-enrolled-in-'Obamacare'-are-in-Trump-states
More than 4 in 5 enrolled in ‘Obamacare’ are in Trump states
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and KEVIN S. VINEYS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans in states that Donald Trump carried in his march to the White House account for more than 4 in 5 of those signed up for coverage under the health care law the president still wants to take down.

An Associated Press analysis of new figures from the government found that 7.3 million of the 8.8 million consumers signed up so far for next year come from states Trump won in the 2016 presidential election. The four states with the highest number of sign-ups — Florida, Texas, North Carolina and Georgia, accounting for nearly 3.9 million customers — were all Trump states.

“There’s politics, and then there’s taking care of yourself and your family,” said analyst Chris Sloan of the consulting firm Avalere Health. “You can have political views about a program like the Affordable Care Act, but when you get an opportunity to get subsidized health insurance for you and your family ... politics is a distant consideration.”

AP’s analysis found that 11 states beat 2017′s enrollment figures. Of them, eight —Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming— went for Trump, who posted double-digit victories in all but Iowa.


Graphic shows percentage of sign-ups in states using HealthCare.gov compared to those in 2017.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Remarkable...so dumb, I mean they are just so friggin dumb

[JDC]

2. There you are Irony, I've been looking all over for you!

[Fred Sanders]

3. Millions more when the state run exchanges report. Folks love to be healthy. Go figure.