State and federal health care insurance exchanges went on line across the country on October 1. Brookings Now blog followed what Brookings scholars were saying on the first days. Visit our health care topic page to get the latest from Brookings scholars on health care issues and implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
1:14 pm:
Special thanks to @chrislhayes last nite best time explaining what real pts care about #aca and a great hx of aca http://t.co/3RYrh9dYuo
— Kavita Patel M.D. (@kavitapmd) October 2, 2013
12:32 pm: Kavita Patel was on Chris Hayes’ show last night to discuss ACA implementation (a commercial will play first):
10:46 am:
Oct 1 #shutdown & #ACA dispute will be future reference for describing current differences b/w the parties @mtomasky http://t.co/5AAS2fEYzR
— Elaine Kamarck (@EKamarck) October 2, 2013
9:55 am: Joanna Venator and Richard Reeves say that “the policy goal of the Affordable Care Act—high quality, affordable health care—is vitally important, not only in itself, but also for social mobility.”
Wednesday, 7:03 am:
GOP argues that ACA should be scrapped bc heavy webtraffic crashed some websites. Also roads should be removed to address vehicle congestion
— John Hudak (@JohnJHudak) October 2, 2013
Tuesday, 5:15 pm:
Question 1 of 10: What is Obamacare anyway? Ten questions about the new health care scene you were afraid to ask http://t.co/hACRSvFYkM
— Brookings Econ (@BrookingsEcon) October 1, 2013
4:21 pm:
@philgalewitz that’s because the person counting is furloughed
— Kavita Patel M.D. (@kavitapmd) October 1, 2013
2:35 pm:
New #GallupPoll shows 65% of uninusred plan to buy health insurance and half plan to use health exchanges. That would move coverage to 90%
— Darrell West (@darrwest) October 1, 2013
1:59 pm: There will be glitches: “When you’re dealing with tens of millions of new clients, mistakes are inevitable,” said Henry Aaron, “you’re going to have thousands of mistakes.”
1:56 pm:
What is Obamacare, anyway? @kavitapmd & @darshaksanghavi answer your questions as #ACA insurance exchanges open: http://t.co/cTlODmMvBt
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) October 1, 2013
1:33 pm: Larry Kocot: October 1 “much ado about nothing. … The real crunch time happens toward the end of the enrollment period, prior to benefits starting.”
12:59 pm:
Hmmm MT @GingerGibson GOPers excited abt Obamacare site crashing miss forest for trees. It crashes b/c ppl visit it.
— Mike Doran (@Doranimated) October 1, 2013
12:05 pm:
If President Obama declared that ACA should be repealed immediately, would the House GOP respond by doubling or tripling its funding levels?
— John Hudak (@JohnJHudak) October 1, 2013
11:47 am: Henry Aaron and Kevin Lucida say the health insurance exchanges “may well fulfill the health reform dreams of both” liberals and conservatives.
11:42 am:
As #ACA health insurance exchanges open, Michael Doonan’s book on implementing healthcare policy is a must-read: http://t.co/93v7Dp4lty
— Brookings Press (@BrookingsPress) October 1, 2013
10:16 am:
True fact- wait time to talk to someone re xchanges less than a minute; wait time for @comcast to sort out my bill: 67 minutes
— Kavita Patel M.D. (@kavitapmd) October 1, 2013
10:14 am:
Agree with @mattyglesias that GOP is hoping for xchanges IT failures but why are they amnestic 2006 part d implement-wasn’t perfect either
— Kavita Patel M.D. (@kavitapmd) October 1, 2013
9:00 am:
‘health insurance becomes very expensive, with the young subsidizing the old’. Er, think that’s what insurance does…http://t.co/co6gbcr7rk
— Richard V. Reeves (@RichardvReeves) October 1, 2013
8:30 am:
10 Questions About Obamacare You Were Too Embarrassed to Ask http://t.co/IxzVrQCSon by @BrookingsInst‘s @kavitapmd & @darshaksanghavi
— Tanvi Madan (@tanvi_madan) October 1, 2013
Tuesday, 6:37 am:
The uninsured can buy health insurance at http://t.co/zyD0HKcsdF. And the government is shut down.
— Justin Wolfers (@justinwolfers) October 1, 2013
4:41 pm: Kavita Patel: “The big question everyone is asking is: ‘Will it increase the premiums?‘ If you are being dropped by your employer and you are going into the exchanges, it depends on how much much money you are making. In New York, for instance, the rate in the exchange is cheaper than the group markets.”
3:44 pm: Kavita Patel and Darshak Sanghavi answer ten questions about Obamacare that you were afraid to ask.
8:19 am:
Two in three uninsured Americans plan to buy health insurance when Obamacare starts. http://t.co/Rk0lUCJHvM pic.twitter.com/6NjMXnIMR5
— Justin Wolfers (@justinwolfers) September 30, 2013
Monday, 6:44 am:
Great graphic From @WhiteHouse how #Obamacare helps you —> http://t.co/pWHCEW2Xnx
— Kavita Patel M.D. (@kavitapmd) September 30, 2013
From last week:
• Health Insurance Marketplace Premiums: Policy Considerations And Implications For Payers, Providers, And Patients
• Obamacare Premium Rates Released: The Game Begins
• Health Care Reform Opportunities and Affordable Care Act Implementation
Commentary
Brookings Scholars on Affordable Care Act Implementation
October 2, 2013