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Tucked up above 42nd Street in Times Square, situated next to advertisements for Ripley's Believe It or Not and Madame Tussaud's, is a new political message that feels out of place in a space touting the latest in fashion and entertainment.The billboard, sponsored by the Heritage Foundation, is shaped like a federal tobacco disclaimer and warns New Yorkers about the dangers of Obamacare: "WARNING: Obamacare may be hazardous to your health":
The message is just the latest political stunt from the organization that first developed the individual health care mandate in 1989 and later touted Obamacare-like reforms in Massachusetts. But this strategy is particularly obtuse. While premiums in the law's soon-to-be opened health care exchanges have varied throughout the country, New Yorkers will experience savings of at least 50 percent as a result of Obamacare.
In 1993, the state prohibited insurers from denying coverage to individuals with pre-existing conditions and required carriers to charge "all consumers the exact same rate." But without mechanism to compel young and healthy people to enroll in insurance, premiums dramatically increased and enrollment in the individual market "steadily diminished." Today, just 17,000 New Yorkers "buy insurance on their own."
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