Obamacare: how badly will congress screw up fixing that disaster?
I had no idea the background or history of health care insurance until I began doing research when Hildebeast was First Lady with co-president, Billy Clinton. I was strictly a consumer under Kaiser Permanente. Hillary was pushing for an earlier version of Obamacare and the American people said a resounding, NO. As the decades have gone by I have learned more than my share about how badly government interference has ruined that industry.
on my radio show (from a constitutional perspective) is that those who had no insurance before Obamacare but now do, are terrified they will no longer have coverage once reforms are signed into law. One of my family members falls into that category so it touches very close to home.
No American is denied medical treatment in this country. From county hospitals to local clinics, there are resources available. There are all kinds of outstanding programs across this country that do nothing but get medical treatment to those who simply cannot afford it or health care insurance:
We know millions have been forced into health care plans under Obamacare that are absurd, further fleecing their wallet: Mandatory maternity coverage for a 21 year old male college student and women in their 50s and 60s long past child birth desires or mother nature. That mandatory coverage is expensive under some Obamacare plans. Or, worse:
I know time is at a premium for Americans, but all the so-called reforms being worked by Republicans will be worthless if they do not address how and when the problem started.
What took away affordable health care coverage? I urge you to read the articles below because they explain how the destruction started and solutions. If not today, then bookmark this column and read soon as you can.
Ron Paul: How To Solve The Healthcare Crisis, June 19, 2009. In this piece the former Congressman and physician of more than 30 years touches on something so many of us have also tried to get into the discussion that directly affects health care costs:
Go to this web site and click on the link: General Lawful Money of the United States PPT
The free market had nothing to do with our health care crisis
The False Narrative Of “Repeal and Replace” Is Preserving Obamacare
Obamacare Reset: A Free Market Vision for Health Care Reform, Acton Institute
20 powerful ways to replace Obamacare
Memo to Congress When Replacing Obamacare – Health Insurance Is Not Health Care
Audit finds 22 of 23 taxpayer-backed ObamaCare co-ops lost money in 2014) (Obamacare’s Largest Co-Op Collapses, Marking 4th Failure of the Year) Less competition keeps costs higher.
This Nashville Deli Is Closing in Part Because of Obamacare
Just the tip of the iceberg:
17th Obamacare Co-Op Exits Due to “Hazardous Financial Condition”, Only 6 Left, September 14, 2016
• ‘Wake Up, America’: Small Business Gets Hammered by Obamacare Costs, Jan. 30, 2014, The Blaze
• Incompetence, Mismanagement Plague California’s Obamacare Insurance Exchange: “Covered California would not provide a tally of expenses, but the agency ended up asking the federal government for an extra $155 million. That put the cost of Covered California at more than $1.06 billion federal tax dollars.” Those federal dollars are borrowed DEBT.
• Insiders Detail Culture of Secrecy at California’s Obamacare Exchange
• Obamacare Insurance Premiums to Jump, up to 51%, May 25, 2015, Breitbart
• CBO Now Says 10 Mil Will Lose Employer Health Plans Under ObamaCare, January 27, 2015, Investors.com. While there were many contributing factors to a Trump win, I firmly believe Obamacare was one of the main reasons. It affected everyone regardless of party but was passed in Congress without a single Republican vote. And, premiums are still skyrocketing:
Because Of Obamacare, 123-Year-Old Major Health Insurance Provider Set To Close Its Doors, May 6, 2015, Western Journalism
• Mercy Health Fires 347 Workers Due to Obamacare, June 25, 2015, Breitbart
• 7 Companies That Have to Lay Off Employees to Deal With Obamacare, August 23, 2013, Policy.mic
• 22% of Obamacare Enrollees Dropped Coverage this Year: “One factor that impacted the decline was cutting off 423,000 enrollees who were unable to provide proof of citizenship. Non-citizens are prohibited from purchasing insurance through the Obamacare exchanges.”
9 Companies Exit Nebraska’s Health Insurance Market, October 11, 2013, Fox News.com
• Obamacare Architect Jonathan Gruber: Abortion of ‘Marginal Children’ a ‘Social Good’ – Eugenics
• Contrary to goals, ER visits rise under Obamacare: “Three-quarters of emergency physicians say they’ve seen ER patient visits surge since Obamacare took effect — just the opposite of what many Americans expected would happen.” No 3rd Party Payments