tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066062120776667625.post8722943878057815973..comments2024-03-27T15:31:49.368-07:00Comments on American Politics: UT OHTwinsdadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768095454310182677noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066062120776667625.post-37157779455796862762015-11-22T18:27:13.917-08:002015-11-22T18:27:13.917-08:00Obama’s epitaph:
Failed health care initiative
Ra...Obama’s epitaph:<br />Failed health care initiative <br />Racial unrest<br />Stagnant economy<br />Middle east in flames<br /><br />Have I missed anything?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12064694227628006142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066062120776667625.post-2825853859161668562015-11-22T16:55:10.797-08:002015-11-22T16:55:10.797-08:00How do you fix the ACA Max?
There is nothing in t...How do you fix the ACA Max?<br /><br />There is nothing in the law that will reduce the cost of healthcare. Insuring more means lower prices is a myth.<br />It really isn't insurance. Insurance is for unexpected events. BC pills, immunizations etc. are not unexpected events.<br />You cannot expect more for free, and expect lower prices. <br /><br />How do you get the healthy to sign up? If the fine is a thousand a year, insurance 3K a year, why would you buy insurance. Can't be turned away from the emergency room if you don't have insurance.<br /><br />So how do you fix this mess when some get subsidies, others do not. Some get free coverage some do not. It's paid for by a maze of taxes of various business, people and fines. <br /><br />Some claim single payer will fix it. It would certainly cost more. The key, no one wants to pay for it. No one wants to pay more in taxes, everyone wants more. <br /><br />The American way.<br /><br />Imagine this. End the tax on medical devices. How do you replace the lost revenue? They certainly will not agree on that one. End the Cadillac tax, how do you replace the lost income to pay for the free???<br /><br />So max, Replace it? With what?<br /><br />I have not seen an effort by the democrats to fix anything in the ACA. The Repub's certainly have not proposed any more fixes. <br /><br />And there we have it.<br /><br />loumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04882146154150499756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066062120776667625.post-24888381761837370322015-11-22T15:10:31.906-08:002015-11-22T15:10:31.906-08:00In fairness Lou, what else is there to say. I thin...In fairness Lou, what else is there to say. I think most people fall into a couple of camps, those who want the ACA fixed, and those who want it overturned. It kinda doesn't matter which party has more of one or the other. I don't see a bridgeable gap. As an honest question, do you?<br /><br />Am I missing some other group that exists?Max Yasgurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02816449822816423030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066062120776667625.post-53897427381888459602015-11-22T09:16:29.430-08:002015-11-22T09:16:29.430-08:00The replies you will get are the standard denial.
...The replies you will get are the standard denial.<br /><br />If the ACA has problems the GOP should fix it.<br />It was a GOP plan <br />What's the GOP's plan? They don't have one.<br /><br />Needless to say, the country is in denial. The ACA is flawed and was never meant to reduce the cost of healthcare but insure more people at the expense of others. <br /><br /><br /><br />just saying.loumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04882146154150499756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066062120776667625.post-15358439821143787952015-11-20T19:00:40.363-08:002015-11-20T19:00:40.363-08:00"So far, eight of the 23 health insurance coo..."So far, eight of the 23 health insurance cooperatives originally formed as an alternative to private insurers operating on the government’s exchange have announced they will close their doors by the end of the year. Those eight are in Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, Nevada, Tennessee and Oregon. There are strong indications that other co-ops will close as well as the Obamacare signup period begins shortly. <br /><br />All the co-ops received 15-year loans of different amounts to provide subsidized health insurance to poor and low-income Americans and to encourage competition with private, for-profit insurance companies. At least a half million Americans will lose their coverage by the end of the year and will have to find replacement policies – probably with higher premiums and deductibles.<br /><br />Moreover, more than $900 million of the original $2 billion in federal loans to the co-ops to help them get off the ground has been lost, according to media reports."<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12064694227628006142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066062120776667625.post-70055886938379151012015-11-20T18:54:59.811-08:002015-11-20T18:54:59.811-08:00"UnitedHealth Group, the nation's largest..."UnitedHealth Group, the nation's largest health insurer, told investors Thursday that losses from its 550,000 customers on Obamacare exchanges are expected to hit $650 million this year and next.<br /><br />As a result, CEO Stephen Hemsley said that UnitedHealth is pulling back from the exchanges and considering exiting them entirely in 2017. "We cannot sustain these losses," he said flatly.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12064694227628006142noreply@blogger.com