Obamacare enrollment hits record level as Trump vows repeal – msn/WaPost
These Miami cities love Trump — and lead the U.S. in Obamacare enrollment. Here’s why – Miami Herald
“Health policy experts, health insurance navigators, nonprofit executives and political scientists who spoke with the Miami Herald say there are several reasons why Miami-Dade has led the U.S. in Obamacare enrollments:
- There are robust and effective outreach efforts, including in Spanish and Creole, by registered and licensed agents, brokers, insurance companies, health providers, nonprofits and the federal government. Word-of-mouth between friends, families and colleagues is also key.
- Florida’s decision to not expand Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act, along with the Medicaid disenrollment that is currently occurring in the state following the end of the national COVID-related health emergency, leads many to Obamacare.
- Small businesses, which often don’t offer health insurance for employees, make up the majority of the workforce in Miami-Dade’s service-driven economy, including in areas where Obamacare is most popular. About 77% of Miami-Dade’s more than 260,000 businesses have fewer than 4 employees, according to the Miami-Dade Beacon Council. Only about a quarter of small businesses in Florida offer some form of health insurance, according to a 2022 survey by the agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.”