IMO, Democrats need to make ObamaCare an issue this election ... focusing on young adults (over age 26). I think of myself and when I graduated college and my Mother was adamant that I get health insurance … the “I’m 21 and never been sick a day in my life” argument did not fly with her … so there I was buying a stopgap healthcare insurance policy which I immediately terminated after I found a job and my employer’s policy kicked in. Today’s kids have the same mothers … but they also have ObamaCare … and for many, they are covered under their parent’s policy until age 26. That’s why the target should be those young adults older than 26. I don’t know if you read the letter from a Delta Airlines executive stating that they envision seeing $100 million added to their operating costs because of Obamacare (of course, you have to read the letter that you realize that the $100 million is over an unspecified number of years), but one reason cited was requirement to cover children and young adults on parents' plans until they're 26 years old. Delta executive Robert Kight reports that the change led to 8,000 more people being added to their rolls, at an annual cost of $14 million -- and that those children (over age 21) incur more costs than younger children. Repeal ObamaCare and those all have pre-existing conditions and no coverage and employers who have now been altering plans -- versus -- guaranteed coverage (which may be subsidized.) Remember that those 26-and-over have parents who are, or soon will be seniors … and they will want their kids to have affordable healthcare. Those young adults have other issues … like affordable college loans for themselves and quality education for their own babies. With the right candidates (sadly, I do not see any in Minnesota), the Democrats could make gains in the House and hold the Senate. The alternatives to having the Republicans hold even more power and wasting time with silly Repeal Obamacare votes is stupid.
IMO, Democrats need to make ObamaCare an issue this election ... focusing on young adults (over age 26).
ReplyDeleteI think of myself and when I graduated college and my Mother was adamant that I get health insurance … the “I’m 21 and never been sick a day in my life” argument did not fly with her … so there I was buying a stopgap healthcare insurance policy which I immediately terminated after I found a job and my employer’s policy kicked in.
Today’s kids have the same mothers … but they also have ObamaCare … and for many, they are covered under their parent’s policy until age 26. That’s why the target should be those young adults older than 26. I don’t know if you read the letter from a Delta Airlines executive stating that they envision seeing $100 million added to their operating costs because of Obamacare (of course, you have to read the letter that you realize that the $100 million is over an unspecified number of years), but one reason cited was requirement to cover children and young adults on parents' plans until they're 26 years old. Delta executive Robert Kight reports that the change led to 8,000 more people being added to their rolls, at an annual cost of $14 million -- and that those children (over age 21) incur more costs than younger children.
Repeal ObamaCare and those all have pre-existing conditions and no coverage and employers who have now been altering plans -- versus -- guaranteed coverage (which may be subsidized.)
Remember that those 26-and-over have parents who are, or soon will be seniors … and they will want their kids to have affordable healthcare.
Those young adults have other issues … like affordable college loans for themselves and quality education for their own babies.
With the right candidates (sadly, I do not see any in Minnesota), the Democrats could make gains in the House and hold the Senate.
The alternatives to having the Republicans hold even more power and wasting time with silly Repeal Obamacare votes is stupid.