Tragedy for Republicans: More people will be getting health insurance!

[DonViejo]

A new grace period for Obamacare enrollment means many will now be covered -- and the right couldn't be more upset

BRIAN BEUTLER

Putting it out there now: By May 1, enrollment in ACA-compliant health plans through federally facilitated and state-based exchanges will hit the symbolic 7 million mark, and conservatives will whine that it doesn’t count because something something.

I’ll even go way out on a limb and put five whole dollars on it.

My confidence stems from the Obama administration’s decision, announced Wednesday, to create a grace period of sorts for people who have attempted to apply for coverage on healthcare.gov but got sidelined along the way.

This would annoy and delight conservatives under any circumstances, just as every Obamacare delay and exception annoys and delights conservatives. But what genuinely pisses them off in this circumstance is that the administration has set up a system that’s deliberately easy to game, for the purposes of increasing enrollment.

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[Cofitachequi]

1. If my experience with trying to sign up for ACA is typical, I'll take your bet.

Now I just have to decide how to spend my $5.

So far, more than 9 hours on the website, in five sittings. Twice called the "navigators" to be told they's call back- never did, first time is more than two weeks ago. Most recent trip to site was today- got fed up and called "navigator", put on hold, and after listening to muzak for 25 minutes, tape recording came on to tell me due to a high number of calls, they would not take my call and line went dead.

I'll likely be paying the fine.

[DonViejo]

2. No fine...the deadline has been extended for those in the process of applying. nt

[Cofitachequi]

3. Well they won't get me to waste any more of my time.

And there will be no deadline, ever.

A deadline is necessary when the "product" is tremendously popular and you need to keep the numbers manageable. That will never be a problem with a program that you have to beg people to participlate in and if that fails, threaten them with tax penalties.

[DonViejo]

4. I'm not aware of anyone "begging" as you like to call it...

It is expected that 7 million people will have signed up by the end of the month. Sorry to say this but, if you've got time to sit on DU, you have time to enroll in the ACA but, that's your choice, correct?

[Cofitachequi]

5. I choose not to defend a failed plan.

[DonViejo]

6. Who asked you to defend an alleged "failed plan"?

I'm betting if you had applied for the ACA months ago, you wouldn't be on here today complaining about the delay you are "suffering" from because you waited until nearly the last minute to apply.

[Cofitachequi]

7. You are lying.

That is not the case.
But as you seem to be interested in spinning a tale to attempt to prop up a failed program, speaking reason to you is senseless.

But you should listen to yourself. How could four days until (the most recent non-) deadline be the "last minute to apply", except in a failed and inefficent system?

[Berlum]

8. Worked like a charm for me and all my family and professional associates

But you'll want to note that since Republicons are wired for negativity and fail, they tend to have massive problems. Something to do with karma, I reckon.

[Cofitachequi]

9. I don't know what a Republicon is, but if you were successful- congrats.

If the program does hit 7 million, you will be part of the 2.2 percent of the nation enrolled in the plan.

[Bandit]

11. In the first place the ACA was not designed for everyone, not even eighty percent.

It was designed to help many of the forty million people that have no health insurance at all. In the second place I defy you to explain the failed part of the Law. I know there have been problems getting people enrolled but once they are enrolled I have not heard a single complaint. You spout right wing rhetoric with not a single example to back up what you say. Failing to enroll is not failure of policy. Why is it seven million people have managed to enroll but you can't manage it? I believe the failure is you and not the ACA.

[Cofitachequi]

14. 2.2 percent is quite a bit short of 80 percent.

But the horror stories have not yet begun. You are talikng about applications as success. We have not yet heard about people who try to use whatever it is they have bought in to.

I believe that National Health Care is a noble goal and if it ever happens it will certainly be progressives who accomplish it. This aint it. This gift to the insurance companies is not even close.

[Bandit]

21. ACA was not designed to help over eighty percent

Forty million is about ten percent of the population and that is who the ACA was designed for. And in fact not even all those forty million realistically. Probably around thirty million will be helped and the rest will continue on just as they have done so before the ACA became law.

[Berlum]

16. I don't know what the "Democrat Party" is either, but...

...virtually every Republican -- and all of their overpaid corporate propaganda pimps -- including Fox 'news', Rush 'Draft Dodger' Limbaugh, Sean 'Chickenhawk' Hannity, and Bill 'Felafel Freak' O'Reilly apply that mindscrew term systematically and religiously to denigrate the Democratic Party.

Decent Americans regard that systematic disrespect as juvenile, unpatriotic and outright queer.

[DonViejo]

10. I'm lying, huh?

Lying by saying if you had signed up months ago, instead of waiting to nearly the last minute to apply, you probably would not be experiencing the difficulties you now are? Sorry, THAT'S fact. My youngest son successfully signed up for the ACA months ago. Granted, he had some problems on his initial try but, he was successful with his second effort. He subsequently informed us he "had misunderstood the directions he was given" resulting in his first application failing to register.

And you don't see waiting until four days before the deadline to apply for the ACA as "last minute"? Have you ever considered going into comedy? You're truly hysterically, but nonetheless pathetically, funny.

[Cofitachequi]

12. If I do attempt a career in comedy, your ACA story will be my first joke.

You will get a writing credit, I promise.

[DonViejo]

13. Good luck with that career change!

[Cofitachequi]

15. Right now I'm considering Health Care salesman.

Seems some suckers will buy anything.

[Berlum]

17. If it will save me and my family a lot of money, as it did, of course I'm buying

[Berlum]

18. Only a fool would pass up such great savings on health care

[JaneyVee]

22. Failed? Its on pace to beat estimates.

Change the channel.

[DanTex]

19. Look, everyone! A phony ACA horror story! This might be number 1 million! Who gets the prize?

[ErikJ]

20. Chris Hayes last nite: Bush extended Medicare Pt D signup by 6 MONTHS!

And not a peep from the RWers...or Dems.
Its obvious the GOP doesnt want ACA to work because it will have too few signups. We should extend the deadline by a couple months.