First results in: Obamacare is working

[Riot]

Remember that $716 billion Republicans falsely say Obama "stole" from Medicare? (it actually was just reapportioned to strengthen Medicare)

Well, it turns out Obamacare has improved, and is continuing to improve, Medicare exactly as it was designed to do:

“Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug programs have been strengthened and continue to improve for beneficiaries,” said Secretary Sebelius.

“Since the law was enacted in 2010, average premiums have gone down, enrollment has gone up, and new benefits and lower drug costs continue to help millions of seniors and people with disabilities.”

For the third year in a row, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) used authority provided by the Affordable Care Act to protect beneficiaries from significant increases in costs or cuts in benefits.

Access to supplemental benefits remains steady and beneficiaries’ average out-of-pocket spending remains constant.

Obamacare is proving to provide:

Premiums down
Enrollment up
New Benefits
Lower drug costs

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012...are-advantage/
"Obamacare Strengthened Medicare Advantage To Provide More Low-Income Americans With Affordable Coverage"

And Kaiser Family Foundation agrees with that assessment:

HHS’s assessment of Obamacare’s impact on Medicare Advantage is confimed by health policy organizations like the Kaiser Family Foundation, whose June report found that the program’s enrollment rate rose by 10 percent while the average premium dropped by $4 during the first half of this year.

Thanks to the ongoing implementation of the health reform law, low-income Americans should continue to see their Medicare Advantage premiums decrease over time, and they will soon have a wider array of quality-rated plans to choose from

June 2012 Medicare report Kaiser Foundation

And this doesn't even include the closing of the prescription drug donut hole, banning of co-pays and deductibles for preventive care, and extending the solvency of the Medicare trust for for an additional 8 years.

Republicans promise to undo this if elected

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/0...are-Guess-what