Quote:"My wife had Cancer within the first few years of our marriage. She beat it, but we lost our coverage as a result. She was without coverage for six years because of her history. She would get sick and not tell me, because the costs of just seeing a doctor were often more than a young couple could handle.

She also worried constantly that her cancer would return and bankrupt us - to the point where she considered divorcing so as not to drag me down if she were to go down. Because of Obamacare, she now has health coverage again and we're healthy.

We didn't vote for Obama. We're your standard issued caucasian Republicans. However after Cancer, a handicapped child, etc., our political opinions have really changed."


Interesting anecdote I read today^^

 

Can you source that by any chance? I'm not questioning your integrity, but that story sounds like it came right out of the propaganda department.

 

My personal experience (in healthcare btw) is that most people coming in with plans from the ACA mechanisms are paying more for their premiums, more in out of pocket, and have much narrower provider networks.

 

Edit: Which squares with my observation that the ACA is more about making the insurance companies more profitable rather than providing financing for health care services.

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