FINALLY, a clear explanation of what's going on with ACA

[Oddball]

Well, as the architect of Obama said, he was counting on the stupidity of the American people to push it through. All they hear is, “it will be cheaper! And better!” and they never think to ask how that could be possible.

Sort of like the Islamic mayor-elect of NY: free stuff!

Because creating a 100% fascistic insurance scheme, where everyone is covered for everything at the expense of everyone else, is going to make everything cheaper!

 

[Lisa558]

Because creating a 100% fascistic insurance scheme, where everyone is covered for everything at the expense of everyone else, is going to make everything cheaper!

When did Americans get so stupid?!

 

[Oddball]

When did Americans get so stupid?!

It wasn't stupidity, it was forcing a program that a majority of people didn't want down their throats.

That's despotism, not stupidity.

 

[Oddball]

Despite Trump's repeated promises over many years to repeal and replace the ACA, he has nothing to offer, and Republicans have legislated no improvements over that time. Millions of Americans are about to lose coverage or see their premiums soar. Many will soon be able to afford crappy coverage.

They'll express their reaction via their ballots next November,

Cognizant of the political consequences, some Republicans are revolting against their Trump-pandering leadership

House GOP health care package will exclude ACA subsidy extension​

Republicans launch long-shot revolt against leaders on ObamaCare ​

 

[Lisa558]

It wasn't stupidity, it was forcing a program that a majority of people didn't want down their throats.

That's despotism, not stupidity.

And the Dems claim OUR side is a threat to democracy! They didn’t even allow their own voters to pick the presidential nominee.

 

[Robert W]

The Affordable Care Act system is predicated on government control of health insurance plans and government distortion of the health insurance market. It was never about affordability or care.

The ACA required significant new regulations on health insurance plans available in the individual Marketplace, including mandating 10 "essential health benefits" that drive up costs without improving access to care or considering patients' unique needs.

The federal government's attempts to "solve" the healthcare affordability crisis have made the situation worse, not better. Not only did intervention result in plans that are poorly structured and in narrow networks that limit care, but it spiked out-of-pocket costs, soared premiums, and opened the door to massive fraud.

To cover up the extraordinary cost of plans and trick people into participating, Obamacare created a subsidy scheme to hide the true cost from enrollees and taxpayers alike by sending subsidies straight from the U.S. Treasury to health insurance companies. This scheme does nothing to actually control premium rates; instead, it drives costs up and quality down at the expense of the American taxpayer, just like all other government subsidies.

Provided by [Shit. I lost the link]

Anyway, I thought this was worthwhile because so few people understand what's going on.

Democrats love sending cash to insurance firms. Doctors tell us that insurance firms authored the entire ACA that democrats love to death.

 

[Robert W]

Exactly correct!

Requiring insurers to cover things like "gender affirming" care jacks up the cost of premiums for people who would never use that particular service.

Even worse, it has led to esocial contagion of child transgenderism, and created a
lucrative industry of providing them with gender affirmation. All paid for by people who, in the majority, are horrified at the idea of giving opposite sex hormones to prepubescent children.

My 4-year-old granddaughter has been here for several weeks and plays like she is no lady. She loves roughing up toys and drawing images. She is brilliant. My daughter will never allow for her to get hormone treatment to change her to a boy.

 

[debbiedowner]

There was never such a thing as a $10,000 deductible, and for a crappy plan, until Obamacare created it! My deductible was $2,000 - and my premiums were much lower - before Obama destroyed the private insurance market for individuals.

What a disaster the Dems forced down our throats. Now more people than ever can’t afford insurance (unless taxpayers cover it). Obama made everyone dependent on the government. Just like the Dems wanted it.

You're very wrong, back before obamacare there were plans with certain insurance companies that were $10,000 or more deductible. Anthem, BCBS, United healthcare, Humana and Kaiser Permanente, etc.

 

[Cassandro]

The Affordable Care Act system is predicated on government control of health insurance plans and government distortion of the health insurance market. It was never about affordability or care.

The ACA required significant new regulations on health insurance plans available in the individual Marketplace, including mandating 10 "essential health benefits" that drive up costs without improving access to care or considering patients' unique needs.

The federal government's attempts to "solve" the healthcare affordability crisis have made the situation worse, not better. Not only did intervention result in plans that are poorly structured and in narrow networks that limit care, but it spiked out-of-pocket costs, soared premiums, and opened the door to massive fraud.

To cover up the extraordinary cost of plans and trick people into participating, Obamacare created a subsidy scheme to hide the true cost from enrollees and taxpayers alike by sending subsidies straight from the U.S. Treasury to health insurance companies. This scheme does nothing to actually control premium rates; instead, it drives costs up and quality down at the expense of the American taxpayer, just like all other government subsidies.

For those who don't remember, the ACA was originally scored as zero net cost by the corrupt CBO by comparing 10 years of revenue with five years of expenses. It's real objectives were to give everyone health "insurance" and make everyone pay for elective medical treatment.

 

[Robert W]

For those who don't remember, the ACA was originally scored as zero net cost by the corrupt CBO by comparing 10 years of revenue with five years of expenses. It's real objectives were to give everyone health "insurance" and make everyone pay for elective medical treatment.

And enrollment is only participated in by 20 million people.

Of course the clever article tried to bump it up to 45 million without saying that 25 million are in a different plan.

https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/b07715d223280dc544cf26fcd19040fb/aspe-health-coverage-under-aca.pdf

KEY POINTS • Marketplaces and Medicaid expansion, programs created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), haveenrolled millions of Americans in participating states since their implementation in 2014.• According to the most recently available administrative data, we estimate that about 20.5 million*consumers were enrolled in Marketplace plans as of February 2024 (across all 50 states and theDistrict of Columbia), and 18.6 million people (across 39 participating states† and the District ofColumbia) were newly enrolled in Medicaid as of September 2023 via the ACA’s expansion ofeligibility to adults.• In addition, 1.3 millio

 

[leftwinger]

Grok says it truly a disaster. Grok is boss mostly. Stain lie thru yellowed teeth and stink.