Originally Posted by Jankinonya:
Originally Posted by HIFLYER2:
Jank
The ACA also destoryed the good health care plans provided companies who did the right thing like mine. To avoid the caddiliac tax those plans were reduced and out of pocket expenses were raised. They knowingly lied to the public to get it passed and then laughed about it, how good could it be?
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Scrape it then. Now what? The system we had before wasn't working and was a lot worse than it is now. If you had cancer you ended up running out of coverage way before your treatment was complete and IF you survived you more than likely would be in so much medical debt you would be forced into bankruptcy. If you had diabetes and you changed jobs then you probably wouldn't be able to get any insurance with your new company. No preexisting illnesses. Remember? Those that could afford to pay for insurance but just opted to not would have car wrecks, heart attacks, storkes and run up huge bills at the hospital then just walk away. Which caused all the rest of us to pay higher and higher healthcare cost to offset the loss. Should those people continue to screw the rest of us? The ACA is not perfect, far from it. It didn't go far enough and we have to get over this idea that universal healthcare is some kind of scary thing. It is WAY better than what we have or ever had in this country.
I'm willing and open to new ideas. Please, tell me yours.
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Jank, most were satisfied with their insurance.
Much of the focus of recent polling has been on specific reform proposals. However, a number of surveys conducted throughout 2009 showed a common thread — people’s satisfaction with their own health insurance or health coverage. We have included a number of these findings below:
CNN/Opinion Research: 74% of people are satisfied with their personal health insurance coverage. 83% of people are satisfied with their own health care.
Employee Benefits Research Institute: Fifty-eight percent of those with health insurance coverage are extremely or very satisfied with their current plan, and approximately one-third (30 percent) are somewhat satisfied.
Fox News/Opinion Dynamics: 84% of people surveyed said the quality of their personal health insurance was either excellent or good. 83% of people surveyed said the quality of care they receive is either excellent or good.
Quinnipiac University: 85% of Americans are very or somewhat satisfied with their own health insurance plan.
The University of Texas/Zogby International: 84% of people are satisfied with their health care. The Washington Post: 81% of people are satisfied with their health insurance coverage. 88% of people are satisfied with the quality of care they receive.
The New York Times: 77% of people are satisfied with the quality of their own care. 77% of people said that basic medical care covered by their health insurance plan is affordable.
Democracy Corps: 72% of people are satisfied with their own health insurance coverage vs. 75% in 1993 – not a significant change. 76% of self-identified independents are satisfied with their coverage as are 72% of Democrats and 78% of Republicans.
Gallup: “Among all Americans, 83% say the quality of healthcare they receive is either ‘excellent’ or ‘good.’ Only 16% say it’s either ‘only fair’ or ‘poor.’” “Americans are only a bit less positive about their own healthcare coverage, with 67% describing the coverage they now have as excellent or good.” Gallup’s conclusion: “At the same time, [Americans surveyed] are pleased with the quality of medical treatment in the country, and are mostly satisfied with their own healthcare quality, coverage, and costs.”
CNN/Opinion Research Poll: In March 2009, 73% of Americans were satisfied with their own health insurance coverage. NOTE: In November 2007, the satisfaction rating was 69%.
Employee Benefits Research Institute: 93% of people enrolled in a traditional health care plan were satisfied with the quality of coverage they received through their health plan (including 31% extremely satisfied). 93% of people enrolled in a traditional health care plan were satisfied with their plan. 86% of people enrolled in a traditional health care plan were likely to stay with their current plan. -
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Instead of simple reforms to improve the system, Obamacare saddled people with an extremely complicated system, the cost of which is still unknown, We were repeatedly lied to, to sell the product -- lied to again, and again.
As to the uninsured, the most quoted number was 25 million. When this was broken down, about 12.5 million were found to be young people who could afford it, but didn't wish to pay. A simple bill to cover the 12.5 million who couldn't afford coverage and a tax credit to encourage the other half take up catastrophic coverage would have sufficed,
As to those who used the ER and let others pay -- that is still going on.