Cover Oregon: "For the cost of $5 vanilla soy latte a day, you can get a sweet health insurance plan to match."

PolitiFact Oregon:

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Can Cover Oregon health insurance plans be purchased "for the cost of $5 vanilla soy latte a day?"

The success of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act relies heavily on persuading younger people to sign up. While it’s not guaranteed that those in their early 20s are healthier than their older, graying counterparts, they tend to be. Without them, health insurance exchanges are likely to fill with people who need more care, increasing overall risks and sending insurance premiums higher. Still, it may not be an easy sell to get the 75 percent of younger people who lack health care insurance according to a recent Gallup poll, to sign up for coverage. Some may bet they simply don’t ... >> More

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