(Bloomberg View) — Politics aside, the success of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, has always depended mainly on economics: If it can't attract the right mix of customers, the program is doomed.
On this score, the latest figures from the Department of Health and Human Services are encouraging, even if it's too soon to declare victory (see QuickTakeHealth Insurance Exchanges).
More young people–who on average are in good health, and who help defray the cost of insuring the sick–are enrolling in Obamacare.
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