IĂ ‚¬ „ m not sure whether conservatives realize yet that their Plan A on health reform Ă ‚¬" wait for ObamacareĂ ‚¬ „ s inevitable collapse, and reap the political rewards Ă ‚¬" isnĂ ‚¬ „ t working. But it isnĂ ‚¬ „ t. Enrollments have recovered strongly from the lawĂ ‚¬ „ s disastrous start-up; in California, which had a working website from the beginning, enrollment has already exceeded first-year projections. The mix of people signed up so far is older than planners had hoped, but not enough so to cause big premium hikes, let alone the often-predicted Ă ‚¬Ĺ"death spiral.Ă ‚¬ ť And conservatives donĂ ‚¬ „ t really have a Plan B Ă ‚¬" in their world, nobody even dares mention the possibility that health reform might actually prove workable. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.