What a marvelous topic…it has been the butt of jokes and the stuff of rants for years….not to mention all the wasted time Congress has spent on the issue…..is the ACA a bad idea or is it just a bad idea because it came from a president that some dislike?
With all the back and forth over Obamacare does any one have any thing positive to say about it that is more along the facts and not a rant…..
I do! I do! (he said waving his hand in the air like a crazed primate)…..
For the first time ever, fewer than 10% of Americans lack health insurance, according to data released Tuesday by the CDC. And CNBC calls that “a clear sign of ObamaCare’s impact.” In 2015, only 9.1% of Americans—about 28.6 million people—were uninsured. That’s down from 14.2% in 2013 when ObamaCare really started to go into effect, the Hill reports. That drop amounts to another 16.2 million Americans who now have health insurance. “Today’s report is further proof that our country has made undeniable and historic strides thanks to the Affordable Care Act.” Sylvia Burwell, secretary of health and human services, tells CNBC. “Our country ought to be proud of how far we’ve come and where we’re going.”
But regardless of ObamaCare’s success in reducing the ranks of the uninsured—the Obama administration estimates more than 20 million Americans have gained insurance since the ACA passed in 2010—the Hill reports that Republicans still plan to use it as a wedge issue in November. Donald Trump and Senate Republicans believe hitting Hillary Clinton over ObamaCare will propel them to victories. “This healthcare law has been devastating to the Democratic Party,” John Barrasso, a Wyoming Republican, tells the Hill.
Is there any other facts that pertain to our health care?
Oh so much more…..since Bernie entered into the race for the Dem nomination there has been a new call for a single payer health care system…..and surprisingly enough a good portion of the populace agree with Bernie……
A majority of Americans support the single-payer, “Medicare-for-all” style health care system proposed by presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
A new Gallup poll found that almost six in 10 U.S. adults would prefer a federally funded health care system that provides insurance for all Americans
Gallup presented the three leading presidential candidates’ proposed health care policies, without naming the candidates, and asked participants what they thought of them. A majority of Americans agreed with Sanders’ proposal, without knowing that it was his. (read one…..)
It could have been good, but when you have the heritage foundation writing it, you know something is wrong.
So true….that place is a waste of the thought process…LOL
Well Healthcare is not exactly Healthcare. While I commend President Obama’s plans for universal healthcare and am no longer one of the less than 10%; the healthcare I got has almost killed me. I did better when I asked advice from my vet and brother-in-law and hit the internet. dru
Never one to pass up the chance to taunt my American neighbours with my nation’s Medicare For All that’s been in place since the mid 60’s…..
Sure, 60% of Americans want Medicare For All. But the problem is that at least 60% of them don’t bother to vote.