Almost.
We have numbers again, after brainwrap's nasty bout of shingles has started to recede, so that he can use both eyes for as much as twenty minutes at a time, but found out he shouldn't.
I'm back in action, baby! Well...sort of. UPDATE: Never mind.
I'm taking my brand-new ACA-approved healthcare policy through a thorough workout this month, by subjecting myself to 3 different doctor's appointments (well, technically 4 if you include the dentist, but that's not covered by the policy, of course): Once to my GP, and two more to the Ophthalmologist (once last week to make sure the virus didn't infect my eyeball itself, and a follow-up next week to make sure it didn't seep into the eyeball later in the process).
UPDATE: ok, never mind. That was stupid of me. Got thru two updates and broke out in a cold sweat. No more updates until Monday at least (posting this update from my iPhone).
No more from brainwrap today, but I will check around for other news after I post this.
Update: Wrong again. He couldn't stay away. A look at the queue of updates still to come as soon as brainwrap recovers sufficiently. That will be a big day of postings for both of us.
Update 1: How many updates can there be AFTER the extension period?
Lots of people (especially myself) have been wondering just how many updates to enrollment data or other QHP/Medicaid/Exchange ACA-related news items there would be after the open enrollment "extension period" ended back on April 15th. After all, the dust should be settling with only the occasional bit of news now, right?
Well, since I've been out of commission with the shingles all week, this has actually turned into the perfect opportunity to answer this exact question. Take a look at the backlog I'm going to have to work my way through as soon as I'm up to it (this is from just the past 5 days or so):
As usual, our thanks to those who contributed items.
Update 0: I don't know how many more items are in the queue [Oh, wait, I do know now], but here are the two excellent items that brainwrap managed to post today.
Kentucky: 82.8K QHPs, 330.6K Medicaid, 75% previously uninsured, ACA now covering 10% of all KY residents!
Arkansas: "Private" Medicaid Expansion jumps to 155K...70% of total eligible!
Good news for Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky and Mark Pryor in Arkansas, who are both campaigning actively on Obamacare, as are other Democrats in difficult races in increasing numbers: Hagan, Begich, Landrieu, Schwartz…