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Millennials Abandon President; 57% Disapprove Of Obamacare "Unlikely To Enroll, Even If Eligible"
In the last election it was the Millennials (18-29 year olds) that brough President Obama home on his hope and change miracle tour; but now, just over a year later, a Harvard Institute of Politics poll finds that a stunning 57% of 18-29 year olds disapprove of Obamacare. As we noted before, this is a critical breakdown in making the Affordable Care Act 'affordable' but it seems less healthy customer are more likely to persevere through the techical obstacle to gain coverage than younger, healthier "customers" who feel less need for insurance (never mind the "easy" women and keg-standing men). The poll gets worse with 40% expecting the quality of their coverage to worsen, and as Bloomberg reports, even more troubling for the White House, almost half in that age group say they’re unlikely to enroll in insurance through a government exchange, even if eligible.
More than half of those 18 to 29 years old say they disapprove of Obamacare and half expect it will increase their health-care costs, a survey by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics shows. Four in 10 say they anticipate the quality of their coverage will get worse because of the law.
In a finding perhaps even more troubling for the White House, almost half in that age group, the so-called millennials, say they’re unlikely to enroll in insurance through a government exchange, even if eligible. That could put at risk the economics of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which needs young, healthy people to enroll in large numbers to offset the costs of caring for older, sicker Americans.
“There are very few aspects of the health-care initiative that they approve of,” John Della Volpe, the institute’s polling director, said today on a conference call. “They think quality will decrease, that prices will increase, so it’s not surprising that has taken a significant hit to the president’s approval rating.”
Support from young voters was crucial to Obama's two successful presidential campaigns.
Perhaps more troubling for Obama, the poll showed 40% of young Americans believe Obamacare will bring worse care, 51% believe it will bring higher costs and 57% said they disapprove of the president's signature law.
"Although Millennials have held firm in their approval of the president in past polls, we are now seeing a sea change among this critical demographic," said Trey Grayson, director of Harvard Institute of Politics.
But, apart from that, it's all going great!!?
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Good points, But riddle me this. If millenials are perfect consumers like you say, then they won't tolerate a substandard consumer experience or product. If they pay for it, whatever the cost, they expect consummate value for the cost paid. That's why they buy Ipads instead of Kindles for example. So with 0zer0care, the question is... do they think they are getting the value for what they are paying? Same thing for govt in general. This poll seems to say they don't. No consumer, even perfect consumers want to feel like they have been ripped off, and 0zer0care is bringing that fact home to the millenials.
Thats actually a good slogan:
Obamacare - what a f%ckin ripoff!
Whether they want to enroll or not has been overtaken by events.
They have no money to enroll.
So it will be paid for them.
Maggie Thatcher called it:
"The trouble with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."
She obviously never met Bernanke or Yellen.
This is one ship I can't wait to see sink!
(Especially if Obama's presidency is on it!)
I see deficits coming!
When millennials don't buy the lie of Obama's Tyrannycare, and refuse to buy the insurance, then deficits will explode. Especially since the only ones that will sign up will be under Medicaid.
Boom! There's goes the US government debt bubble! Just as planned by Obama's advisers!
I predicted this.....they laughed......who's laughing now?
No one.....we're all crying
I'm waiting for after Jan. 1 2014. I know people who have had their individual policies canceled. They went through the grief process, then went to the California exchange and got new ones, most for higher prices and higher deductibles. Some qualified for subsidies and celebrated. Generally they don't have the same doctors --a big deal for some who have chronic illnesses, no big deal for others who are healthy. A few haven't realized the ramifications of being limited to HMO policies since it is their first time around but they'll learn eventually that it's a big difference from a PPO system.
But what I'm really curious about are the estimated 30% who supposedly are in for a surprise that their policies are not really in force, that is the site didn't actually get their info to the insurance companies so when the person goes to an ER or doctor after the first of the year they'll find they have no coverage.
Interesting times.
Exactly correct, and what you point out is what I think will ultimately doom 0zer0care. It's those 30% that THINK they are covered, and are not that are really going to be pissed off when those healthcare bills come due. Those costs will be so astronomical that personal bankruptcy will be the out for many. When that happens, que the lawyers and the class action lawsuits. 30% of millions of people is a lot of lawsuits and will make the tobacco class action lawsuits or mortgage robosigning lawsuits look like a picnic by comparison. Plus, all these people will have standing to bring these suits since 0zer0care is now in place. Up until 10/1/2013, lots of these lawsuits were thrown out for lack of standing. No more. This is what will doom 0zer0care. Death by a hundred class action lawsuits. Each one undoing more and more of the law, until it is essentially not in force anymore. Just my theory.
I call it "DemoCare" instead of Obamacare. The Dear Golfer cannot run for President again so using DemoCare hangs this millstone around Shrillary's neck or whoever the imbeciles nominate in 2016.
Do anything you can to kill this Fucker!!!
If we can only stall off enough registrants, it will collapse!!
The Website That Wookie Bought is helping, too. There is NO security at all on the site!!
Hoist the Black Bart Flag, ZHers!!
My Doc told me he would take PMs or cash on ther side.
Good guy!
The law was passed several years ago and many uninformed believed the hype. Now they are getting to see what's in the law as Pelosi stated. What they see is a $12,000 deductible + premiums before any "insurance" pays anything and since that would wipe out more than 100% of their discretionary income they will say "no thanks".
Whether you like the law or not it really comes down to this: it will be a success if the law does what Obama says it would, namely...save the average middle class worker $2500 a year in costs. I just don't see how that is mathmatically possible and thus has nearly a 100% chance of failure (defined as insolvent and costing much more than anticipated). Once everyone understands that it will cost them more it will collapse under it's own weight. Or as Rand states: "you can ignore reality, but you cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality"....or something close to that. IMO that's where we are or to put it in Pelosi terms "you have to suffer the pain of Obamacare before you can really know just how bad it sucks". But don't worry Barry, since no government "fix" for anything is solvent you are in good company
Just had to have my say about Obamacare. Obama doesn't care. He's a politician. He kow-towed to the insurance companies and came up with the worst of all possible worlds. He abandoned single payer before the game started, and that is the ONLY plan that could possibly lower the cost of medical care.
Of course in the world of high finance, the insurance companies propagandize that somehow having an insurance bureaucracy make decisions about your health care based on whether they will make a profit is better than having the government do the same thing based on getting your vote. Same thing, as far as administration is concerned. The bad about this plan is that it allows insurance companies to make us an offer we cannot refuse, and they have no incentive to lower costs. Only to lower care.
So, if you expect better care under the government plan, you need to have your head examined. And if you expect lower medical costs, ditto. And, if you think the government gives a good rat's ass about this, the same thing doubled and redoubled.
Craig
So fuck the government and the insurance companies who paid them to pass Obamacare. Insurance is not care. Premiums are not health.
Private patients and private physicians must work it out. Get responsible or get dead. Doesn't matter to me or Mother Nature, who made the rules to begin with. Ain't no improving it, ain't no avoiding it. And ain't no paying for anyone who doesn't get it.