"President Obama's healthcare law, despite a rocky rollout and determined opposition from critics, already has spurred the largest expansion in health coverage in America in half a century, national surveys and enrollment data show.
As the law's initial enrollment period closes, at least 9.5 million previously uninsured people have gained coverage. Some have done so through marketplaces created by the law, some through other private insurance and others through Medicaid, which has expanded under the law in about half the states.
The tally draws from a review of state and federal enrollment reports, surveys and interviews with insurance executives and government officials nationwide.
The Affordable Care Act still faces major challenges, particularly the risk of premium hikes next year that could drive away newly insured customers. But the increased coverage so far amounts to substantial progress toward one of the law's principal goals and is the most significant expansion since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965."
So in other words, it's a complete failure that must be repealed immediately.
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Broadway Star Joined: 8/5/13
I think its very important that the some of the media is changing the tone of the story to a more positive one. Personally, I am a very happily insured person because of The Affordable Care Act.

And then there's Fox News, whose latest dishonest graphic thinks 7M is 3X larger than 6M... hehe.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/03
We just can't have so many people insured. I mean, they are taking jobs away from the funeral industry!!!
That Fox graphic is hysterical.
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That Fox news graph is the kind that tricks the Roxy's!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/31/1288715/-The-Revolution-Will-Not-Be-Televised-The-Obamacare-Surge-the-MSM-Doesn-t-Want-You-to-See
Hi, Sutton Ross! How've ya been? We were just talking about you...
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