Who Hates Obamacare

[Apollo Creed]

There's also not really enough data yet to determine if ACA is driving costs down. Most people expected hospitals to be profiting more, when you're not having to write off billions a year it turns out that's good for business. Insurance companies have more profits to because they have more customers. That effect was a given.

What remains to be seen is whether ACA will lower healthcare costs. I'd be shocked as all hell if it did. I expect to see the same inflation we see with college education.

It should drive down costs, but rather than lower prices companies will seek to increase profits. Until they put something in there where x amount of aca dollars have to go directly toward medical expenses AND medical expenses are negotiated for lowest possible costs the price will rise.

I can only speak for myself but my insurance cost have increased on top of deductibles increasing and zero deductible options being removed. I assume it depends on what your employer negoitiates with insurance companies but this is just what i have noticed from my experienced and i have worked for large companies.

 

[Apollo Creed]

It's awful in that its mandatory. A person making just enough to live paycheck to paycheck with no insurance from their job is not going to be thrilled being FORCED to pay for another bill that may or may not benefit them. ACA is a start but is still not a model that is in the best interest of the common American.

Im like if im gonna have to spend 2-3 racks a yr on insurance why not just raise my taxes and call it a day opposed to making it seem like i have a true option and yall are doing me a favor.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

I don't read Krugman for his politics.

you mean economists shouldn't extrapolate their cult fans into other areas of policy?

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

you mean economists shouldn't extrapolate their cult fans into other areas of policy?

I usually end up agreeing with his saltwater economics but he's so smug about everything it's off putting.

Just stick to the macro, Paul.

 

[wire28]

Hillary stan^

 

[Brown_Pride]

I can only speak for myself but my insurance cost have increased on top of deductibles increasing and zero deductible options being removed. I assume it depends on what your employer negoitiates with insurance companies but this is just what i have noticed from my experienced and i have worked for large companies.

yeah everyone is a little different. I actually went with an HMO this year as opposed to a PPO type plan and it's saving me money for now. Everyone will be different but in general it's better to have insurance and not need it than need insurance and not have it. If you have a job that offers it then really there's no reason you shouldn't have it.

 

[hashmander]

It's awful in that its mandatory. A person making just enough to live paycheck to paycheck with no insurance from their job is not going to be thrilled being FORCED to pay for another bill that may or may not benefit them. ACA is a start but is still not a model that is in the best interest of the common American.

that person you're talking about if they live in a blue state would qualify for expanded medicaid. if that person is in a state run by republicans who didn't expand medicaid then they'll just end up get discounted insurance on the exchange, but not the big savings that were meant for them when the law was created.

 

[CACtain Planet]

yeah everyone is a little different. I actually went with an HMO this year as opposed to a PPO type plan and it's saving me money for now. Everyone will be different but in general it's better to have insurance and not need it than need insurance and not have it. If you have a job that offers it then really there's no reason you shouldn't have it.

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