Quote: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.

My wife's parents are living well below the poverty level, they had not had health insurance for several years and are hard core republicans.


I helped them get on the new Mexico health exchange and get health insurance. Her dad had diabetes and is now finally getting good care. Before Obama care, he was going to some charlatan, because it was cheaper than going to a doctor.


They complain and complain about having to be forced to have it, but it benefits them.


It's obviously a vastly improved system than what we had. I'm just tired of the discussion. I've been debating it since 2010, with family members, class mates when I was getting my degree, etc...


It has faults and alot of benefits, I think this policy is the stepping stone to universal Medicare. But it's just been like 6 years of debating a plan that I've lost the passion to defend it anymore. It's here, and I don't think it's going anywhere anytime soon.


Though I do find it funny when people blame Obama care the lack of jobs, when in fact we have been seeing constant job growth for every year that it's been around...

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