CNN Money reports on two crucial health care dynamics, in the wake of last week’s election:
First off, it appears there has been a surge in ACE enrollment over the past few days
Americans signed up for Obamacare in droves Wednesday, right after Donald Trump -- who has vowed to dismantle the program -- was elected President.
More than 100,000 selected plans through the federal Obamacare exchange, healthcare.gov, according to the Department of Health & Human Services. It was the busiest day since open enrollment began on Nov. 1, when around 95,000 signed up.
This seems to be a clear sign that many Americans have accepted the Affordable Care Act as a permanent fixture. But if that isn’t enough to convince people that it has become an important security anchor for millions of Americans, there is also this, which plays to current beneficiaries:
Americans are freaking out about losing Obamacare
Often drowned out amid all the cries to repeal Obamacare are the stories of those whose lives now depend on the health care reform law.
I asked CNNMoney readers on Thursday to write me if they were concerned about losing Obamacare. My inbox was quickly flooded with hundreds of responses from Americans desperate to say how crucial Obamacare coverage was to them and their families and how much they feared the Republicans' plan to dismantle it once President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.
This mounting evidence should serve as a firm reminder that repeal could result in harsh political backlash for Republicans. Our goal should be to mount a massive communication campaign around this reality — media, outreach, education, olive branches to the president elect, and whatever else. It might be a long shot, but given Trump’s unpredictability, it seems to me that it’s possible to drive a wedge between him and the zealots in Congress.
What tangible action can be taken?