You've said a lot of dumb things but you may have just topped yourself.
This is why we lose elections. Status quo politics
Not his is why we lose elections, taking progress for granted
I have no idea what you're going on about—this isn't even remotely related to what I was saying.
progress is supposed to be a moving target,
How has a 40 year old in 2025 never paid for healthcare prior to the ACA genius? The ACA didn't go into effect until 2014. Your entire premise is idiotic and shows that you don't understand what ACA is and how it works.
Because most people dont give a fukk about health insurance until they're at the age they feel like they need it genius
Undocumented immigrants are barred by law from enrolling in Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP, and they are not allowed to buy coverage through the ACA exchanges or receive any of the subsidies Democrats are trying to preserve. The only care they can access is emergency treatment under EMTALA or limited emergency Medicaid, which is not full healthcare coverage. Your claim that the shutdown is over "free healthcare for illegals" is a GOP invented political mischaracterization, NOT fact. But I am open to seeing you prove otherwise.Shut down the government over illegals brehs
It's not irrelevant. Bro, what's wrong with you? Why are you so willing to lie down with these bad-faith actors? This dude is a blind Trump-supporting zealot, who couldn't care less about healthcare. He is only repeating what they tell him to repeat. Jumping in bed with people like this only helps legitimize their lies, not make it easier to fight for something better than the ACA. They would oppose a hypothetical replacement too. You need to start thinking these things through, man, because this "Dems bad" shyt is clouding your judgement.
I'm sick of this absolutist framing people constantly engage in. The ACA isn't "garbage," nor is it "perfect." This kind of binary thinking erases real, measurable improvements to our healthcare system that the ACA is responsible for. You can't ignore how millions gained coverage, Medicaid was expanded to give low-income adults access to preventive and comprehensive care in most states that adopted it, and how protections like guaranteed coverage for pre-existing conditions became law. It's imperfect, because deductibles and cost issues still remain, but a huge part of those struggles come from sabotage, not just design.
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Good argument. It’s great for poor people it sucks for working people. Who should have priority?Undocumented immigrants are barred by law from enrolling in Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP, and they are not allowed to buy coverage through the ACA exchanges or receive any of the subsidies Democrats are trying to preserve. The only care they can access is emergency treatment under EMTALA or limited emergency Medicaid, which is not full healthcare coverage. Your claim that the shutdown is over "free healthcare for illegals" is a GOP invented political mischaracterization, NOT fact. But I am open to seeing you prove otherwise.
It's not irrelevant. Bro, what's wrong with you? Why are you so willing to lie down with these bad-faith actors? This dude is a blind Trump-supporting zealot, who couldn't care less about healthcare. He is only repeating what they tell him to repeat. Jumping in bed with people like this only helps legitimize their lies, not make it easier to fight for something better than the ACA. They would oppose a hypothetical replacement too. You need to start thinking these things through, man, because this "Dems bad" shyt is clouding your judgement.
I'm sick of this absolutist framing people constantly engage in. The ACA isn't "garbage," nor is it "perfect." This kind of binary thinking erases real, measurable improvements to our healthcare system that the ACA is responsible for. You can't ignore how millions gained coverage, Medicaid was expanded to give low-income adults access to preventive and comprehensive care in most states that adopted it, and how protections like guaranteed coverage for pre-existing conditions became law. It's imperfect, because deductibles and cost issues still remain, but a huge part of those struggles come from sabotage, not just design.
Thanks to the SCOTUS, the Medicaid expansion was made optional. Thanks to Trump, the mandate was gutted, outreach funding was slashed, and junk plans were promoted -- all of this helped destabilize the market. If your problem is affordability, why cheer on the very sabotage that made it worse? And if you think the ACA isn't universal enough, that's fine -- then argue for building on it (like Medicare for All). But if you want it gone with no replacement, you're arguing to strip coverage and protections from millions.
Like, what makes you think something better could survive when this system is constantly being attacked, sabotaged, and threatened with repeal?
Affordable Care Act - Research and Data from KFF
Research and data on The Affordable Care Act from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.Enrollment Growth in the ACA Marketplaces | KFF
This analysis of enrollment in Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace health plans finds a record 24.3 million people enrolled in 2025, more than double the total in 2020, with most of the growth occurring in states won by President Trump in the 2024 election. In six states, enrollment more than...ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire | KFF
KFF estimates that, if Congress allows the enhanced premium tax credits to expire at the end of this year, ACA Marketplace enrollees on average would see their premium payments more than double next year, growing by 114%, from an average of $888 in 2025 to $1,904 in 2026,The Effects of Medicaid Expansion under the ACA: Studies from January 2014 to January 2020 | KFF
This literature review summarizes findings from 404 studies of the impact of state Medicaid expansions under the ACA published between January 2014 (when the coverage provisions of the ACA went into effect) and January 2020. It includes studies, analyses, and reports published by government...5 Key Facts About Medicaid Expansion | KFF
This issue brief examines Medicaid expansion enrollment and Medicaid spending in expansion and non-expansion states and describes the characteristics of adults covered by the Medicaid expansion.A Look at ACA Coverage through the Marketplaces and Medicaid Expansion Ahead of Potential Policy Changes | KFF
In 2024, ACA enrollment (including Marketplace, Medicaid expansion, and BHP) reached 44 million, or 16.4% of the nonelderly U.S. population. From 2020-2024, enrollment in ACA coverage increased by over 60%.
The Affordable Care Act’s Impacts on Access to Insurance and Health Care for Low-Income Populations - PMC
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) expands access to health insurance in the United States, and, to date, an estimated 20 million previously uninsured individuals have gained coverage. Understanding the law’s impact on coverage, ...Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Implications for Insurance-related Disparities in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep - PMC
The Affordable Care Act was intended to address systematic health inequalities for millions of Americans who lacked health insurance. Expansion of Medicaid was a key component of the legislation, as it was expected to provide coverage to low-income ...Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions | KFF
This page displays an interactive map of the current status of state decisions on the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion. Additional Medicaid expansion resources are listed (with links) below the map.
It is irrelevant, because my fight isn't his fight, we can have two different opinions on how something should go and come to the same conclusion in it needing to be fixed.
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Undocumented immigrants are barred by law from enrolling in Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP, and they are not allowed to buy coverage through the ACA exchanges or receive any of the subsidies Democrats are trying to preserve. The only care they can access is emergency treatment under EMTALA or limited emergency Medicaid, which is not full healthcare coverage. Your claim that the shutdown is over "free healthcare for illegals" is a GOP invented political mischaracterization, NOT fact. But I am open to seeing you prove otherwise.
It's not irrelevant. Bro, what's wrong with you? Why are you so willing to lie down with these bad-faith actors? This dude is a blind Trump-supporting zealot, who couldn't care less about healthcare. He is only repeating what they tell him to repeat. Jumping in bed with people like this only helps legitimize their lies, not make it easier to fight for something better than the ACA. They would oppose a hypothetical replacement too. You need to start thinking these things through, man, because this "Dems bad" shyt is clouding your judgement.
I'm sick of this absolutist framing people constantly engage in. The ACA isn't "garbage," nor is it "perfect." This kind of binary thinking erases real, measurable improvements to our healthcare system that the ACA is responsible for. You can't ignore how millions gained coverage, Medicaid was expanded to give low-income adults access to preventive and comprehensive care in most states that adopted it, and how protections like guaranteed coverage for pre-existing conditions became law. It's imperfect, because deductibles and cost issues still remain, but a huge part of those struggles come from sabotage, not just design.
Thanks to the SCOTUS, the Medicaid expansion was made optional. Thanks to Trump, the mandate was gutted, outreach funding was slashed, and junk plans were promoted -- all of this helped destabilize the market. If your problem is affordability, why cheer on the very sabotage that made it worse? And if you think the ACA isn't universal enough, that's fine -- then argue for building on it (like Medicare for All). But if you want it gone with no replacement, you're arguing to strip coverage and protections from millions.
Like, what makes you think something better could survive when this system is constantly being attacked, sabotaged, and threatened with repeal?
Affordable Care Act - Research and Data from KFF
Research and data on The Affordable Care Act from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.Enrollment Growth in the ACA Marketplaces | KFF
This analysis of enrollment in Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace health plans finds a record 24.3 million people enrolled in 2025, more than double the total in 2020, with most of the growth occurring in states won by President Trump in the 2024 election. In six states, enrollment more than...ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire | KFF
KFF estimates that, if Congress allows the enhanced premium tax credits to expire at the end of this year, ACA Marketplace enrollees on average would see their premium payments more than double next year, growing by 114%, from an average of $888 in 2025 to $1,904 in 2026,The Effects of Medicaid Expansion under the ACA: Studies from January 2014 to January 2020 | KFF
This literature review summarizes findings from 404 studies of the impact of state Medicaid expansions under the ACA published between January 2014 (when the coverage provisions of the ACA went into effect) and January 2020. It includes studies, analyses, and reports published by government...5 Key Facts About Medicaid Expansion | KFF
This issue brief examines Medicaid expansion enrollment and Medicaid spending in expansion and non-expansion states and describes the characteristics of adults covered by the Medicaid expansion.A Look at ACA Coverage through the Marketplaces and Medicaid Expansion Ahead of Potential Policy Changes | KFF
In 2024, ACA enrollment (including Marketplace, Medicaid expansion, and BHP) reached 44 million, or 16.4% of the nonelderly U.S. population. From 2020-2024, enrollment in ACA coverage increased by over 60%.
The Affordable Care Act’s Impacts on Access to Insurance and Health Care for Low-Income Populations - PMC
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) expands access to health insurance in the United States, and, to date, an estimated 20 million previously uninsured individuals have gained coverage. Understanding the law’s impact on coverage, ...Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Implications for Insurance-related Disparities in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep - PMC
The Affordable Care Act was intended to address systematic health inequalities for millions of Americans who lacked health insurance. Expansion of Medicaid was a key component of the legislation, as it was expected to provide coverage to low-income ...Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions | KFF
This page displays an interactive map of the current status of state decisions on the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion. Additional Medicaid expansion resources are listed (with links) below the map.
@Loose take this whooping like a man
I'm not playing this false divide game. Most of the people who gained coverage were working people -- low-wage workers, gig workers, families, and so on. Protections for pre-existing conditions, young adults staying on their parents' plans, and subsidies help millions beyond the very poor.
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Nothing he posted is relevant to the conversation. He's posting in defense in keeping a broken healthcare system, I'm posting the opposite. He wants to keep status quo politics that allow healthcare companies to ravish the pockets of the poorest amongst us. When it comes to the then and now yes we should be pushing to keep these credits but these credits are a temporary bandaid to a broken problem. One that leadership in his party wants to keep as is
