, Columnist
Does Massachusetts Hold Hope for Obamacare?
Don’t start writing obituaries for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s insurance markets yet.
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(Corrects description of buyers who were ineligible for subsidies in sixth paragraph.)
Early enrollment data from the states seemed to suggest that the demographics of enrollees on the exchanges weren't looking so hot. Early on, the Barack Obama administration was saying it wanted about 40 percent of the enrollees to be adults under the age of 35. Data from the states seemed to show that the young were more like 20 to 25 percent of total enrollment. If those numbers hold through the end of open enrollment, this alone could cause premiums to rise 4 to 6 percent next year.