Obamacare applications by state for 2025. Posted on Bluesky by George Takei: "Well would you look at that."

[highplainsdem]

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[NameAlreadyTaken]

1. They need to officially name it Obamacare

and rub it in to their stupid faces that OBAMA was the one who provided them with health insurance, NOT Trump.

[B.See]

3. Absolutely. The Trump Maga plan

for health insurance is, was, and always has been NO plan. Nothing, nada, zilch.

not even the 'concepts of a plan.'

Fact is if it weren't for liberals, Democrats, and liberal concepts, half of Trump's deplorables would be living in dire straits INDEED.

But shhh.. don't tell em. they think they're owning US.

[lastlib]

7. It's GOPeeDon'tCare.... n/t

[JI7]

6. I always refer to it as Obamacare now

[UTUSN]

2. Those consumers in the Red states are saved from the non-expenditure on them by their states.

The Red states saving on their budgets while Drumpf is sure to send "concepts" to them (SARCASM).

[kimbutgar]

4. And sadly when it expires in 2025 all those people who voted for dumpt are going to lose Obamacare.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. I'm sure he checked it out, and it accords with other facts, but I'm surprised he gave no source. . . . . nt

[nini]

8. I thought some of those states refused to expand Medicaid to offer Obamacare

?

This seems odd. Will have to research. However, I have no doubt those places have lots of folks who need it.

[W_HAMILTON]

9. I mean, that's probably one of the reasons Obamacare sign-ups are so high in those states to begin with.

Those states didn't expand Medicaid, which means fewer people can be covered under Medicaid in those states, which means if people want health insurance, they have to get it through some other alternative (which almost always means through their employer or Obamacare now for those not eligible for Medicaid or Medicare).

[nini]

11. Thanks. I was mixing up needing Medicaid in states to have the program at all

God forbid people get help paying for health care etc.

[W_HAMILTON]

12. Nope, everyone can still sign up for an Obamacare policy regardless, but those states that did not expand Medicaid...

...make it more difficult for their citizens to do so since it means more people are caught in the "health care limbo known as a “coverage gap.” That means they earn too much money to receive Medicaid but not enough to qualify for financial help to purchase their own plan on the marketplace" (https://stateline.org/2024/07/19/in-the-10-states-that-didnt-expand-medicaid-1-6m-cant-afford-health-insurance/).

So, these people have to either pay more for health insurance than they would if they were in a state that expanded Medicaid or they have to go without...

[nini]

14. I know a lot of people in that situation...including my son.

It’s a sick system we have

[Jose Garcia]

10. What is the source of the data?

[W_HAMILTON]

13. Looks accurate to me. Here is the up-to-date data:

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/marketplace-2025-open-enrollment-period-report-national-snapshot-0