RealDave
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You have a choice. Don't buy it. See, iosn't that simple.There should be a choice, millions of people want nothing to do with Obamacare, will never use it, and will never benefit from itPremiums were rising during Obama's reign of terror. Providers were bailing, all that.Trump slashed efforts to get people enrolled. The premiums have risen due to Trump actions like eliminating the one payment to insurers.Four million lost health insurance coverage the past two years.
That doesn't mean someone took it. They might have decided to no longer pay their premiums since they don't have to anymore. Someone can opt out of health care now without penalty. Logic would have it that many many people would then "lose" their coverage.
In fact, considering the ONLY change that has been made to Obamacare is that they no longer mandate that you have it, I would have to say pretty much everyone that "lost" it choose to lose it.
But for those who want Obamacare, it is still available and they are free to purchase some.
The ACA slowed the rise of premiums. When the exchanges started, insurance companies were acting in the dark as far as the mix of buyers. It took a few years to even everything out.
If you bought insurance as an individual, you did better on the exchanges.