Hutch Starskey
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- Mar 24, 2015
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Ok. You can believe what you want but why attack those actually trying rather than those who just lie about it?WTF?The ACA does not prevent Congress from acting. The filibuster and Republican intransigence does.I simply pointed to those who did make it political. That was the point. The politics surrounding healthcare on the right is absolutely toxic. Keep blaming the Dems though. Maybe they should start trying to dismantle the ACA while chanting “ repeal and replace”!That is just factually wrong. Simply having more people covered contributes to lower or at least slower cost growth.A lot of cost drivers were addressed. Coverage was expanded. Both in Medicaid and personal plans. Those are folks that would have previously be indigent or fall into bankruptcy.Coverage. Of course it makes possible for people who could not previously afford it to have coverage. That gives you protection from bills that cause bankruptcy. Not the opposite.Obama care does nothing but pile money into insurance company coffers...that's all it ever did.Should medical bills be the #1 reason for bankruptcy in the "greatest" country on Earth? I think the article put it best.
Medical debt is a 'uniquely American problem' caused by a 'very broken' system, expert explains
A uniquely American problem. And before anyone points out that this is still going on even after Obamacare, I NEVER supported Obamacare.
Millions can still not afford the co-pays and deductibles. Absolutely nothing on the cost side was addressed. Sadly the Democrats still won't address this. They seem to prefer on running on "Trump bad" still as opposed to what they have planned to do about health care costs.
It was never meant to fix everything. Hell, the Dems can’t even get buy in from the Repubs to wear masks during a global pandemic that has killed 600k Americans without it being called Marxist or tyranny. Good luck getting them to tackle the healthcare that they hid from while in power. What happened to repeal and replace?
Nothing was addressed on cost side.
I will note that the (D)'s might have had an easier time with masks if the guy pushing them wasn't playing both sides of the aisle.
BTW… there’s nothing political about wearing a mask. At least there shouldn’t be.
If there is nothing political then you shouldn't have made a political point about it.
I am clearly blaming BOTH parties. I believe the only way we ever get to what is needed, something like Medicare for all only happens after we get rid of Obamacare.
Obama blowing HUGE majorities in 2010 had a lot to do with that. Democrats aren't any more interested in controlling costs than Republicans are.
Should I note that Cory Booker led the crusade to stop people from accessing lower prescription meds out of Canada?
The Dems passed healthcare reform, fool.
They passed the Insurance and Pharmaceutical profit program.