Between all of this bickering, some stats came out about Obamacare. 24% of those who signed up are 18-34 years old, the group that is supposed to carry the weight of the older, sicker people, the target was 38%. Obamacare prohibits insurers from charging sick people higher rates and limits the cost premium they can assign to older policyholders.
Health policy experts say the administration may still get closer to that ratio by the time enrollment closes at the end of March, when more young Americans are expected to sign up to avoid the law's penalty for not having any coverage.
Failure to improve on the numbers could lead insurers to raise prices next year.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/13/us-usa-healthcare-idUSBREA0C1GM20140113