Can anybody explain to me HRC's plan on the failed Obamacare aka affordable care act. Will she continue to fine (tax through IRS) those who cannot afford the rising costs of scam health insurance that is set up to never pay a dime until your health is so poor, that you may die anyway if you cannot come up with the high deductibles for necessary surgeries or treatment? And more companies and doctors pulling out and would rather give a significant decrease in payment for cash payers out of pocket.
Could it be possible that it was designed to fail, so we can make the transition to single payer? Or how will insurance companies be regulated? Subsidies didn't work out so well for those still struggling to pay high inflation costs for basic needs like groceries. I am so disgusted with the fines (taxes) on the poor. That is my biggest grievance with President Obama's presidency. As a small business owner, I had to make small changes to give myself a raise (per my accountant so I can personally afford fine next year) Those costs were passed on to the consumer. I raised my labor rate, and passed on to the consumer the use of credit/debit cards with surcharge. That was the only way that worked for me to stay in business. I gave my 3 employee's a raise as well. One is now caught in the crosshairs of not being able to marry his baby's mother or she will lose her Medicaid, SNAP. Even paying him a good salary, he still struggles to make ends meet. I personally believe that anyone that makes less than 30K should be able to keep all their paycheck. And work incentives given to women to re-enter the workforce that are caught up in it's cheaper to stay at home than pay daycare and lose all their benefits. This is exactly why we have seen a decline in traditional marriage. It's not in their best interests to marry and that's sad. So which direction is HRC going to take to help the failing middle class to obtain healthcare? Is single payer in our future or will our government let the poor die when they have a poor prognosis without treatment but cannot afford it!post. Reinforces the point just how complicated it is politically, to get anything done that will truly benefit the American people as a whole.
If Clinton does get elected, she can propose anything she wants, but it takes the congress to write a bill, ratify that bill and send it to the president to sign and enact as law. Obamacare is definitely a very flawed program, but the complexity of the influence lobbyists have over the whole process is at the core of its problems. Politically motivated governors opt out and create problems for healthcare beneficiaries in their state, in an attempt to; appease special interests, obstruct Obama, and try to make the program fail. All to the detriment of Americans who have no real healthcare options. Our republican congress is not any better. All just to advance their own political aspirations. Who knows what it would take to convince them we are all on the same team. We are the greatest country in the world and have shown how innovative we can be time and time again. I don't know what the answer is, but I do know how the challenge to secure healthcare for all Americans can be a thing of the past. We would need to get ALL of our politicians at both the state and national level, to roll up their sleeves, work together, forsake special interests, and put together a plan that not only served all Americans, but provided a respectable profit for insurance companies/healthcare providers.-- Modified on 10/27/2016 10:45:04 AM
For Obama care. Awhile back I wrote to the Congressman for my district and both Senators requesting that information and neither wrote back with a response.
So let’s change that.
Q.: Will she continue to fine (tax through IRS) those who cannot afford the rising costs of scam health insurance that is set up to never pay a dime until your health is so poor, that you may die anyway if you cannot come up with the high deductibles for necessary surgeries or treatment?
A.: Yes, of course
Correct answer: No, if you are so poor you cannot pay a deductible for a necessary surgery, you are eligible for Medicaid.
Could it be possible that it was designed to fail, so we can make the transition to single payer?
A.: Not only is that possible, that was the plan from the git-go. Check Shit out: Correct answer: No, single payer will never be affordable absent a staggering tax increase. The Medicare trust will be unable to pay its bills in about 10 years and that just covers over 65 and disabled. “Medicare for all” would be staggeringly expensive.
Q. So which direction is HRC going to take to help the failing middle class to obtain healthcare?
A. Her direction? Can you bend-over and grab your ankles? HRC will simply continue the fucking that Obama started, only her version will involve deeper and more rapid thrusting of the Federal Steely Dan into the collective cornholes of what's left of America's middle class. She ain't about ''help'' for the middle class.
Correct answer: No, the middle class needs to quit whining about the cost of health care insurance. If you have cable TV and buy coffee at Starbucks, you are just going to have to learn spend this money on something you really need like health care insurance. And Hillary will be unable to make any changes to the ACA as longs the GOP controls Congress.
Q. Is single payer in our future or will our government let the poor die when they have a poor prognosis without treatment but cannot afford it?
A. A compound question:
q.. Is single payer in our future? a. Yep! That's as sure as Huma's tongue sliding-up Hillary's asshole.
q. will our government let the poor die? a. By 'the poor' are you referring to the ''basket of deplorables?''
Correct answer: Nope for the reasons already stated. The poor get Medicaid, and the “rich” poor get expanded Medicaid. Hillary is for a “public option” not “single payer.
needs competition to drive the prices down. Not enough choices.
We had plenty of completion before the ACA and premiums went up at higher rates than in the first years of the ACA. That may change in coming years. But going back to a “freer” market is not going to reverse things. At best you will still see double digit increased each year.
Because of the structure of the Affordable Care Act, the only way the insurers can make money is through tremendous volume of the young, healthy insureds. If they price low to get these favored customers, they also get too many of the older customers. It just takes a few hundred cancer patients to destroy the bottom line. The public has got to stop expecting either the government, or market competition, to deliver what they consider “affordable” health care insurance. Nope, you are never going to be able to pay $200 to $300 a month in premiums and get meaningful coverage. You have got to devote more of your budget to heath care instead of buying that new car. As life spans get ever longer and science develops more and more miracle drugs and treatments to prolong life, health care and health insurance is only going to get more expensive. It is a little silly think some one else is going to pay for all that.They have not updated it yet for tax year 2016 yet.
http://www.irs.gov/affordable-care-act/individuals-and-families/eligibility-for-the-premium-tax-credit http://www.irs.gov/uac/am-i-eligible-to-claim-the-premium-tax-creditto allow insurance companies compete across state lines. It is shameful that some states only have 1 insurance company left for the whole state.
Health insurance and heath costs are a ripoff. It goes back to the medical schools charging too much, resulting in doctors having to charge to much. I have noticed that when a doctor realizes you have a good insurance they will do everything justify surgery and other medical procedures not needed. They have no incentive to drive costs down.
One other thing is that insurance companies can now charge your more based upon your age. They are now allowed to milk you dry until you get to age 65.-- Modified on 10/27/2016 11:32:55 PM