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I also want to be an informed citizen, and "how much does it really cost" is an obvious question that anybody might be inclined to ask. In my view, knowing the magnitude of the numbers should help provide a reference point for political debate.

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> should help provide a reference point for political debate

So the official healthcare.gov is by design then.

Most Uninsured Americans Ignoring Health Exchange Sites Three in 10 are familiar with the exchanges
November 8, 2013

Eighteen percent of uninsured Americans have attempted to visit a healthcare exchange website. The percentage is slightly higher, 22%, among uninsured Americans who plan to get insurance through the exchanges.

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== Working like a charm.

This is probably because a lot of them lack internet. Our internet penetration is around 75%. Medical insurance is 85%. I suspect there's a lot of overlap between the un-internetted and un-insured.

So, under this theory universal healthcare is impossible if it relies on the internet for adoption? Hmmm...

Single-payer wouldn't have had this problem, because you wouldn't have needed to sign up for anything ...

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