Category: Affordable Care Act
Tuesday links – 7 July 2026
- “From the 1943–1947 birth cohort onward … a pronounced divergence emerges: individuals with right-wing political orientations maintaining fertility at or above replacement level, whereas fertility among left-wing individuals declines sharply to well below replacement.”
- Latest report on SNAP for FY 2025: $10 billion in improper payments.
- JD Vance rejecting Friedman and Thatcher?
- Quote of the day:
“If almost a million Americans won’t even pay $1 monthly to enroll in an Exchange plan, what does that say about how they perceive the value (or lack thereof) of Obamacare?”
Thursday Links – 2 July 2026
- Solution to welfare fraud: Adopt a “Do Not Pay” approach instead of the current system of “Pay and Chase.”
- Almost 30% of young adults lack a regular doctor.
- Are we being cruel to pigs?
- Americans make up nearly half of the world’s new millionaires.
- ACA enrollment down by 3 million.
- The largest Medicaid fraud takedown in DOJ History: 295 defendants and over $518 million in false claims.
ACA Enrollment Will Plummet Under Tighter Verification and Reduced Subsidies
The Wall Street Journal reports that nearly four million Obamacare enrollees dropped coverage once the generous subsidies ended. In 2014 enrollment was just under 13 million. Between 2020 and 2025 enrollment about doubled to 24 million. Part of that could have been worry about the lingering risk of Covid, but generous enhanced subsidies undoubtedly boosted people’s willingness to enroll. Now people are dropping coverage.