Whats Wrong With Idaho The Reddest and Whitest of All States is all in for Obamacare (Americans, Democrats)
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My brother-in-law is one of those Republicans. He works as a consultant rather than an employee, so he doesn't get employer based insurance. He couldn't get his own prior to ACA due to a history of alcoholism.
He's glad to have coverage now, but still bitched about how inept the roll-out was (true) and how difficult it was to find someone to ask questions. He managed, though, and he has coverage for himself and family, so it's a muted complaint.
Again I have to stress that our solution needs to be an American solution. So the delivery will remain by and large private. And thus prices and costs and HC spending will not be the same everywhere. An American solution means by and large private docs. We will of course need more private docs, and more docs means more stuff being done on more patients. And then more overall costs.
With UHC not only will we have many more patients, but each patient will have more done.
I don't see us going for a pure central UHC system, where the docs are publicly hired and the hospitals are Gov't owned.
I agree with you. Frankly, the idea of being forced into the lowest cost solution is not always going to be the way I want to go and if I can afford to do better, I should be allowed to do so.
Here's an example for you - my daughter had a very rare tumor in her head that caused complete one-sided facial paralysis. While not life threatening if she didn't get immediate surgery, timeliness was necessary to ensure the return of her facial function. We paid the extra it cost to get her same day surgery. This was available because the free market offered it. I've been in touch with other people around the world who had this same tumor (it's so rare, it's a very small group). Those over in England are waiting around eight months, on average, to get surgery and that's considered fast for them. They've ended up with complications, infections, and all sorts of issues my daughter did not. Their lives were never in jeopardy, no, but they couldn't get the option to shop around and get a better appointment and/or better surgeon. I could. That's an American solution.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers acknowledging that her conservative districts is a big beneficiary of Obamacare thinks its time to move past trying to repeal the ACA. She if one of the first Republicans to fold on this issue. Of course is it any wonder when about 25% of her supporters are on Medicaid or signed up for the ACA in some parts of her district. Pretty hard to have a town hall meeting expecting the usual suspect Tea Party-Medicare recipients showing up complaining about big gubbermint and finding you have a whole lot of people on Medicaid and and ACA showing up who voted for you asking you why you want to get rid of their health care? The Spokane District she represents is the perfect microcosm of Republican politics...mostly white and very dependent on the government while they complain about the government.
Its not over until the fat lady sings! Democrats has threaten regular Americans to sign up of pay dearly! This whole concept is so Un- American. The Replacement plan that Gov. Jindal is a step in the right direction. The Key factor is regaining the Senate.
When you are forced to do something, or pay a tax/penalty....what ever the hell you want to call it, what would yo do?
Yeah, but the reality is that Republican opposition to the ACA has always been steeped in the idea that it will be too popular to repeal once all the provisions are in place and in full use.
That nightmare is slowly coming true for Repubs. Not that there was ever any chance of repeal.
Yeah, but the reality is that Republican opposition to the ACA has always been steeped in the idea that it will be too popular to repeal once all the provisions are in place and in full use.
That nightmare is slowly coming true for Repubs. Not that there was ever any chance of repeal.
When you can provide true factual numbers, then we can talk. Until then, there is nothing.
Its not over until the fat lady sings! Democrats has threaten regular Americans to sign up of pay dearly! This whole concept is so Un- American. The Replacement plan that Gov. Jindal is a step in the right direction. The Key factor is regaining the Senate.
Feel free to regain the senate and repeal the ACA. I would laugh and laugh. 4 years later the Democrats would have the senate, house, and presidency.
Probably combined with the Medicaids and Medicare. Basically a means tested, with copays and deductibles, Medicare for all who want and need it.
But we need to always keep our private options open for those with the desire and the means.
My daughter also has a rare condition that no private plan would cover. Now she has good coverage with recent HC reforms. So we need to keep our options open. Public and private.
When you can provide true factual numbers, then we can talk. Until then, there is nothing.
Well, we had a pretty major election where the ACA was a major issue. Do those numbers count?
It will take few years before we really know how this will work out. Maybe people like you will be able to invite people like me to a meal of crow. Or maybe the invitation will go the other way.
I do think it is safe to say that we will not go back to the status quo pre-ACA. And I think that is a *good* thing.
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