Quote:You're not gonna see me defend Obama care. Though it's obviously better than the system we had, it's got its issues.


But what do you expect when you base a health care plan on a republican idea?


I knew the plan was flawed when the insurance companies started seeing their stocks rise right at the run up to it passing.


But one must also remember the state of our healthcare system prior to the implementation of Obama care...

 

I only know what I've seen, having helped 2 friends sign up on the Marketplace the past two years. Tennessee did not expand Medicaid. One is living on a widow's SS pension of less than $1K per month, the other works and makes about $22K annually. Both had pre-existing conditions that preventing them from purchasing health insurance prior to the ACA.  One's premium is about $65, the other is $85. Both deductibles are $500 and out of pocket maximums under $1000. I may be a little off on the details, but not by much. Each had about 4 viable options from which to choose. The premiums increased slightly from last year, but their deductibles and out of pocket maximums are lower.

 

So, for them, it's working.

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