Hey, ObamaCare's still awesome

So yes, implementation of the law has been inept. But as problems are fixed, the law should still deliver on one of its two main goals: to make a substantial dent in the nearly 50 million people in America without health insurance.

The other goal of the Affordable Care Act — making health care more, well, affordable — remains a work in progress. Health spending has been growing unusually slowly, but it’s unclear whether Obamacare is the reason. The sluggish economy is a likelier suspect.

Regardless, for all the frustration caused by the law’s sloppy rollout, its critics have yet to offer a serious alternative that would provide coverage to more than a tiny fraction of the uninsured.