Originally posted by HuFlungDu
I have a feeling you don't really know what the Affordable Care Act is.
Originally posted by Kipernal
Socialist stuff
I have a feeling you don't really know what the Affordable Care Act is.
Oh hey, look you replaced Kipernal's post with a buzzword. Bravo on that argumentation.
But even though you didn't go through the actual effort to make an argument, it's true that ObamaCare is a poor, poor substitute for universal health care at best, and at worst just... bad.
Having said that, most people are not educated on the subject. Mostly because it's arguable whether people in the news and politicians even know much about ObamaCare, let alone the people listening to them! I caution you to take what even I say with a grain of salt, as I have not read the law myself. But the way I see it this is the biggest thing you'll see change with ObamaCare on your end.
If you already have insurance through your job, Obamacare probably doesn't effect your monthly premiums *immediately* though it can cause them to rise over time. If you don’t have insurance, on the other hand, you’ll be required to get a plan on Obamacare’s new marketplaces and you’ll have to pay a premium for it, which depending on your area will most likely be relatively hefty.
Of course, there's more to it. For one thing, it's more government spending, since more people will be put on medicare and medicaid as a result of provisions in the law.
Individually, it can do good things for those already on health insurance.
Any preventative care is now available for now out of pocket cost, including STD/STi screening, blood pressure screening, birth control, the works. More maternity care is also covered by the law.
However, for those not on health insurance, it means a hefty new premium to pay out to insurance companies. The government hardly sees a cent of that money, all the while they're paying a lot of money to put more people on medicare and medicaid, not to mention the cost of these copays has to be covered somehow, which will likely be by your insurance.
The last thing I think we need right now is extra government spending. To hear Fox News tell it, you'd think ObamaCare will open a gateway to the underworld for 10,000 years of darkness. It's not quite so bad, but it's still quite the problematic law. Some things(like not needing to pay copays for a number of preventative treatment) can be nice, until you see insurance premiums start rising, and government spending rise.
I like the idea of universal health care 100%, but here in the US given the current political climate, it can't work. There's just too much debt. And this 'pseudo-universal' care law likely wont fare much better.