Okay, so many, even a majority, of Americans don’t like Obamacare, many want it repealed.
So, if you are among these Americans, what don’t you like?
How has Obamacare adversely affected you personally?
How do you feel Obamacare impacts most Americans?
Here is your chance to speak out and to see what others think‼️
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Agreed with Bob. A major redistribution scam. Free market solutions trump government solutions every single time. The huge vast majority of us do not need major catastrophic care that will bankrupt a family. That is a scare tactic not based on real actuarial data. We should be focused on end-of-life solutions with dignity instead. Exchanges existed before ACA was written. Stop having insurance provided by employers. Get rid of state restrictions and let companies truly compete for your business. Costs will come down. Product choice and Quality goes up. Capitalism works for both the businesses and the consumers.
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But given the portion of the premium attributable to non health care items is so small, how will competition among insurers lower prices? What can they do that does not impact patients directly? The profit of health insurers is less than most regulated utilities are allowed. In other words, how does competition Ming insurers affect the price an utilization of healthcare which is at least 80% of premiums and typically more? Now if we were talking about competition between doctors and hospitals, that might be different.
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My daughter was on it this year and we paid up to get her to a Silver plan so she could reasonably go to a doctor if needed. The deductibles are huge and she had a baby in October. The hospital part is a percentage of the cost so her part is $23000.. Thank goodness we paid to not have her on a Bronze plan.
The poor people before the ACA were able to get care, no one was denied care. Now they can have insurance but can’t afford to go for the care!
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Are you sure? The maximum out of pocket allowable limit including defuctible and coinsurance is $6,350. Or double for a family in total.
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There was a problem for the baby so she was sent to the Winnie Palmer Hospital in Orlando. This was an out of network hospital and that raised the deductible to $23,000. in the Silver Plan, Florida Blue Insurance.
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I would certainly appeal that. If out of network services are required for medical reasons, they should pay as in network.
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My sense is ACA is a plan that protects the low to lower middle class folks from financial ruination. If you have a job with no health coverage but have some assets then the ACA law protects you from financial disaster. Once you have paid the max out of pocket you are protected and John Q Public is also protected to the extent that the insurance company is going to pay for the balance of care. The indigent are not buying Obamacare because they can’t afford it so they are left on ‘charity care’ which we all pay for at some point. The 7-9 million who have signed on are likely having some benefit as they recognize the possible financial ruin that could occur if they are afflicted with some serious condition. Bottom line then is the ACA is helpful but not the final answer and sorry to say universal health care is something to work on to improve but in the end is never really attainable without a full government plan administering it. Even then as is the case in several foriegn countries those who have wealth will seek their ‘cure’ outside the system and just pay for itout of pocket. We are not in Nirvana yet so the perfect world is not here!! That having all been said it doesn’t mean we should forsake the concept of ‘universal health care’ because it is difficult but rather we need to keep modifying the ACA to make it a better law. I stated 4 years ago when the bill was passed that I am sure it is not perfect is rarely attained on the first attempt but rather typically takes years of modification.
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nothing but a massive income redistribution scam cloaked in health care benefit spending … however,.great for pharmaceuticals and health insurance providers.
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