HEALTH EXCHANGES FARING WORSE IN STATES WITH OPPOSITION GOVERNORS - Remember that sad room where Homer Simpsons stockbroker worked? Thats where we imagine Obamacare navigators work in red states. Jeff Young: In Washington, D.C., (population 632,000), the drive to enroll the uninsured into health coverage under President Barack Obamas health care reform law is backed by the city government, federal funding and more than 200 local workers helping people apply for benefits. In Prince William County, Va., (population 430,000), 30 miles south of the U.S. Capitol, theres pretty much just Frank Principi. Principi is the executive director of the Greater Prince William Community Health Center in Woodbridge, a nonprofit clinic. The center is home to 14 doctors, nurses and dentists who care for 10,000 low- and middle-income patients a year, and it charges uninsured people on a sliding scale based on income. Its also the only place in the county where those who want to use the health insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act can go for certified, in-person help with their applications... the reach of Obamacares enrollment drive is expected to vary widely. Fewer uninsured people are expected to get coverage in places like Virginia, which is doing next to nothing to help its residents sign up, than in places like the District of Columbia, which embraced the laws goals.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 02:42:51 +0000
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