"President Obama on Thursday announced a new administration initiative designed to help that small portion of Americans whose insurers are cancelling existing policies.
It’s not clear how much impact it will actually have, which means many (and probably most) of the people losing coverage aren’t likely to get those same policies back. But it appears the plan does minimal damage to the rest of Obamacare, which means the millions of people about to get insurance for the first time—or get cheaper, more comprehensive coverage than they had before—will still get those benefits.
These facts are related. It's difficult to help the relatively small group of people who feel hurt by the law without hurting the larger group being helped."...
I can't remember if I shared this before or not, or if I saw it here from someone else, but as he says, the problems are multi-faceted and the solutions complex. But just because the fix isn't easy, doesn't mean it shouldn't be tried, and honestly I see the ACA as an attempt to start. Partisan rhetoric that we get from our reps is a waste of time and breath.
Yes, the video is almost 8 minutes long, but he's entertaining (and cute - hey, it helps! lol ) and it's great info. Stick it out.
In which John discusses the complicated reasons why the United States spends so much more on health care than any other country in the world, and along the way reveals some surprising information, including that Americans spend more of their tax dollars on public health care than people in Canada, the UK, or Australia. Who's at fault? Insurance companies? Drug companies? Malpractice lawyers? Hospitals? Or is it more complicated than a simple blame game? (Hint: It's that one.)
He's got several links in the remainder of the description, and more videos on his YouTube Channel
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"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
Seen it before. He looks like he has been snorting coke.
So let me get this straight, prices are sky high and ObumaPutridCare is start at making things better?
I'd be interesting in knowing whether you are still spouting the same thing at the end of 2014 after more people have lost their health insurance that they liked and get to pay even more for ObumaPutridCare and when all the taxpayers are on the hook to cover the failing mess.
And so the D's want the R's to help them fix a law that is fundamentally flawed at it's core... great strategy if you could find enough stupid R's to volunteer to go down with the ship. This law was thrown together as badly or worse than the website was but it can't be fixed with better code. The first priority should have been to address health care costs, but as we know, that was not a priority at all. What we are getting, and will getting and will get more of, is higher costs with less service... a perfect reflection of what government ALWAYS does.