While Republicans Remain in Denial, the ACA is Working for Millions!

Another week, another report, and more great news for the Affordable Care Act – it continues to work for millions of Americans!  According to an HHS report, consumers will have more choices as they shop for quality, affordable coverage on the Health Insurance Marketplace in 2015, because there will be a net 25 percent increase in the number of issuers offering Marketplace coverage.  In total, 77 new issuers will offer Marketplace coverage.  As MSNBC said:

…the news keeps getting better.

When congressional Republicans predicted that private insurers would want nothing to do with "Obamacare," and the lack of participation would be a disaster for consumers, the GOP lawmakers had it backwards. Competition has already helped hold down premiums, and with more insurance companies now eager to get into the system and compete for Americans' business, consumers are poised to benefit even more.

…Ezra Klein noted two weeks ago that President Obama's "signature accomplishment" is "succeeding beyond all reasonable expectation.

See what the media is reporting:

CNBC: Number of Obamacare insurers to rise by 25% in 2015

Vox: In conservative media, Obamacare is a disaster. In the real world, it's working.

The Washington Post: More insurers line up to sell Obamacare plans in 2015, HHS says

POLITICO: Insurers' bigger role suggests confidence in Obamacare

Kansas City Public Media: Fed Report: More Insurers To Sell Obamacare Plans In Missouri and Kansas In 2015

The New Republic: Obamacare Is Such a Disaster That Even More Insurers Want to Be Part of It

Reuters: U.S. government health agency sees 25 percent increase in Obamacare insurers

The New York Times: Under Affordable Care Act, 25 Percent Increase in Health Insurers Is Predicted

DailyKos: Obamacare attracts 25 percent more insurance companies for 2015

The Washington Post: Some good news about Obamacare that even conservatives should love

The Journal News: More insurers offering Affordable Care Act plans in 2015

CNN Money: More health insurers offer Obamacare plans

The Business Journal: More health insurers to offer plans on Obamacare's individual exchanges

The Hill: 80 new insurance carriers to join O-Care

The Huffington Post: Obamacare Critics Just Lost Another Talking Point

What have Republicans done so far, even as news about the Affordable Care Act continues to get better?  From MSNBC:

For several years, Republicans have predicted all sorts of things: death panels, death spirals, soaring premiums, reluctant insurers, consumer disinterest, unpaid premiums, massive deficits, and an uninsured rate that just won't go down…Everything  – everything – the GOP predicted about the Affordable Care Act turned out to be wrong. And yet, confronted with evidence of the system's success, Republicans are still predicting failure.

A mature, responsible political party would take this opportunity to regroup, take stock, and try to understand why it was so wrong, so often, about a critically important policy debate. Republicans, on the other hand, apparently prefer the "keep hoping for the worst, evidence be damned" approach to health care.