How Pennsylvanians will suffer under Obamacare

POLICY BLOG has a great post about how Pennsylvania residents will suffer under Obamacare. The information is based on a study by The Heritage Foundation.

Some examples:

* 51 percent of privately insured Pennsylvania residents would transition out of private insurance. Of the estimated 7.6 million Pennsylvania residents with private health insurance, there would be a decline of 3.9 million people with private coverage.

* 59 percent of Pennsylvania residents with employer-based coverage would lose their current insurance. Of the estimated 7 million Pennsylvania residents with employer-based coverage, 4.1 million people would be shifted out of their current employer-based plan.

* 80 percent of Pennsylvania residents in a health insurance exchange would end up in the public plan. Of the estimated 5.5 million Pennsylvania residents who would obtain coverage through an exchange, 4.4 million would be covered by the public plan.

* 32 percent of the uninsured in Pennsylvania would still lack coverage. Of the estimated 1.4 million Pennsylvania residents without health insurance, the legislation would only reduce the uninsured by 952,600, leaving 447,400 Pennsylvania residents without coverage.

Read the full post at POLICY BLOG