Fact Based List:

Peter Sullivan: Five Lingering Threats to Obamacare

  1. Repeal - Republicans are already turning their attention back to repealing the law.
  2. Marketplaces failing - Some of the 13 states that set up exchanges are considering turning over their operations to the federal government due to financial and technical problems.
  3. Rising costs - Premium increases and high deductibles in 2016 may lead to people being underinsured, or unable to afford coverage.
  4. Enrollment challenges - The challenge for the administration will be getting middle-income, healthier people, enrolled.
  5. Another lawsuit - The legal challenges to the law are not over.

Source: "Five Lingering Threats to Obamacare," The Hill, 30 June 2015.
Source URL: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/246489-five-lingering-t...