Who counts as an Obamacare enrollee? The Obama administration settles on a definition.

 

 

"The fight over how to define the new health law’s success is coming down to one question: Who counts as an Obamacare enrollee?

Health insurance plans only count subscribers as enrolled in a health plan once they’ve submitted a payment. That is when the carrier sends out a member card and begins paying doctor bills.

When the Obama administration releases health law enrollment figures later this week, though, it will use a more expansive definition. It will count people who have purchased a plan as well as  those who have a plan sitting in their online shopping cart but have not yet paid."   

  [Washington Post]

I am reminded of my explanation to an engineer employee of mine who had difficulty understanding the difference between "precision" and "accuracy".  

I told him "Ralph, I'm giving you a raise tomorrow in the amount of $15,567.22 per hour!  Now, I'm sure you would agree that is a precise number, however ......... I'm sorry to tell you it is not very accurate."      [clipper]