Comment on Uninsured Risk Fell at Least Twice as Much Under Eisenhower as Under Obama

Compared to what Obamacare actually achieved in 2014 or will achieve by the time President Obama leaves office, past presidents such as Eisenhower and Truman achieved substantially greater reductions in the risk of being uninsured. They did so by the very simple approach of subsidizing employer-provided health benefits rather than trying to micromanage the content of coverage or creating Exchanges where it could be purchased.