As the sign-up deadline for Obamacare arrives, the White House says the total of more than 6 million enrollees shows the law is succeeding after a rocky start. Many critics say the opposite. What you may not have heard in all the din is that the law’s success or failure isn’t easily reducible to a statistic like total enrollees as of March 31. It won’t even be captured by tallying how many of the enrollees are young people – a factor often cited as vital because the age mix will affect costs of insurance over time. Such numbers are important, but just part of the picture. RECOMMENDED: How much do you know about health-care reform? Take our quiz! Perhaps the best way of gauging the Affordable...
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