Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
Obamacare enrollment dropped by more than 1 million people as healthcare coverage costs increased. This represents a policy impact on healthcare access under the Trump administration.
This event represents a routine policy outcome from existing ACA marketplace dynamics rather than constitutional damage. A-score: Civil_rights driver scores 2 (0.14×2=0.28) for potential healthcare access impact on broad population, but no other constitutional drivers are triggered. No mechanism for institutional degradation - this is market response to premium increases, not executive overreach or institutional capture. Total A-score 2.8 falls well below threshold. B-score: Layer 1 generates moderate hype (outrage_bait:3 for healthcare anxiety, media_friendliness:3 for political narrative potential) = 22/100×0.55=12.1. Layer 2 shows strategic framing (mismatch:2 attributing market dynamics to administration, pattern_match:2 fitting anti-ACA narrative) = 17.5/100×0.45×1.13=8.9. Combined B-score 20.9. Classification: A<25, no clear constitutional mechanism, represents routine policy outcome from premium dynamics rather than institutional threat. Noise indicators include: market forces as primary driver, normal enrollment fluctuation patterns, insufficient connection to constitutional framework.
Monitor for actual policy changes that systematically restrict healthcare access through executive action or regulatory capture, rather than market-driven enrollment shifts. Track if administrative actions deliberately sabotage ACA functionality.