These are a Few of our Favorite Tweets…
I felt the earth shake this week when I saw that even the New York Times acknowledged that Obamacare is about far more than insuring the uninsured. It is indeed about “reforms to our overpriced, underperforming health care system.” The new law has, in their words, “spurred innovation and efficiency.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves, although we have been saying this for two years!
News over the past two weeks since the public exchanges were launched has been fraught with stories about failure, an overwhelmed system, high premiums and general frustration. One of our favorite ways to see what’s really happening is through Twitter. So, we thought we’d share of few of our favorite Tweets from the past two weeks. Spoiler alert – it’s not all bad news!
How should we measure #ACA's success (or failure)? @EKamarck & Sheila Burke outline benchmarks: http://t.co/zlr2eXXPE9
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) October 16, 2013
California Working Overtime To Enroll Consumers On Marketplace — And To Train People To Help – Kaiser Health News http://t.co/k4lHhDLXdE
— RWJF Coverage (@RWJF_Coverage) October 15, 2013
MT @RWJF_Coverage: Report: states running their own #insurance exchanges & marketing may have higher enrollment rates http://t.co/JQn1FKiseV
— RWJF Human Capital (@RWJF_HumanCap) October 7, 2013
KFF's calculator estimates premiums and subsidies in your area available through #ACA health insurance marketplaces http://t.co/ZhGHiQpK6a
— Kaiser Family Found (@KaiserFamFound) October 5, 2013
Uninsured find more success using state run exchanges over federal ones. #healthcare #reform #ACA http://t.co/O6pbiHQHE0
— Regence BCBS Oregon (@RegenceOregon) October 9, 2013
Since midnight, Kentucky's health exchange — @kynectky — had 24,000 visitors + processed more than 1,000 applications by 9:30 a.m.
— jasoncherkis (@jasoncherkis) October 1, 2013