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(09-11-2017 02:33 PM)Machiavelli Wrote:  This is such a mischaracterization of what actually is happening. Guess what guys. Under the old system the people who didn't work had the gold card. The working poor were the ones who were squeezed. This seems to be a state issue. If you live in a red state and are seeing rates sky rocket ask yourself why? Could it be those red states have tried to do everything they can to dismantle it? Why was Kentucky having so much success with it? Why is it more popular there? The answers are out there.

Mach, FFS I live in Minnesota which is among the most blue of states and our rates are skyrocketing, insurers are bolting on the individual markets, and choices are declining.

Are you going to blame Mark Dayton and the DFL who set up our state system?

How can you accuse others of putting forth a mischaracterization and then try to pull this "red state / blue state" crap. O-Care is falling apart everywhere. Oregon and Hawaii's exchanges were DOA... Blaming the "red states" for that one as well.

You're so F'ing partisan that it's past a joke.
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Mach,

In May I was faced with the prospect of paying $700 a month for a policy for my family with a $6000+ deductible per family member. What should I have done?
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(09-11-2017 02:33 PM)Machiavelli Wrote:  This is such a mischaracterization of what actually is happening. Guess what guys. Under the old system the people who didn't work had the gold card. The working poor were the ones who were squeezed. This seems to be a state issue. If you live in a red state and are seeing rates sky rocket ask yourself why? Could it be those red states have tried to do everything they can to dismantle it? Why was Kentucky having so much success with it? Why is it more popular there? The answers are out there.
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http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf...re_po.html

Quote:Ohioans who buy health insurance on the Affordable Care Act exchange will see premiums rise by 34 percent on average in 2018, the Ohio Department of Insurance said today.

Premiums were already expected to rise sharply. Today's release of figures makes it official, coming just after state regulators reviewed insurers' requests and made sure they complied with Affordable Care Act, or ACA, guidelines and state underwriting standards.




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Ohio is a red state so it doesn't count
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Its amazing to me that some of the people here who make fun of the Trump-bots are excatly the same when it comes to Obama and Obamacare. They have almost a religious "faith" that the man and the program are infallible and are just so unshakably certain Obamacare cant possibly need anything more than a small tweak or two. They believe this despite years of evidence to the contrary. Its like the captain of the Titanic insisting that the problem is just a leaky sink in a stateroom. Its really an interesting case study.
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(09-11-2017 02:19 PM)Machiavelli Wrote:  Where did I say you have to make my car payment? I was asked what I would do and yes that would solve it. The FUNDAMENTAL issue is that people get sick and need a Dr. Yes even those po' folk will get sick. Sorry that I think that they should get treatment and have continued access to a Dr. You are not paying for anybody. You are paying a sales tax and that money can be used to supplement Obamacare. You pay a gasoline tax. Do I hear you complaining that you are paying for some po folk to use the highway? Where is it written in the constitution that we should have interstates? Where is it written that we should have NASA? Is that highway free ****? Yes or No? Is the benefits we have gotten from the space program free ****? Where is it written in the constitution we should have a farm bill? That's the point of government simple one. Things don't have to be spelled out in the constitution to be implemented into laws for the color by number crowd.

The fundamental issue is that unless you increase the number of doctors & hospitals that provide health care, the cost won't go down. Increasing those wanting treatment without increasing providers is a simple recipe for costs to increase......that's the fundamental issue that still isn't addressed.
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(09-11-2017 05:47 PM)solohawks Wrote:  Ohio is a red state so it doesn't count
Ohio is a swing state. Mach frequently praised how well Obamabcare was working in Ohio.

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(09-12-2017 09:05 AM)Hood-rich Wrote:  
(09-11-2017 05:47 PM)solohawks Wrote:  Ohio is a red state so it doesn't count
Ohio is a swing state. Mach frequently praised how well Obamabcare was working in Ohio.

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I'm in Ohio and I hate the ACA. My premiums are higher, my deductible is huge. Since the ACA for the first time in my adult life I worry about paying for healthcare even though I work full time and have insurance.
Guess that's life on the paying for and not receiving end of the benefits of the ACA
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Fact is ACA plans that are affordable, at least somewhat, are crap. The only way to get quality ins from the exchange is to qualify for a massive subsidy.
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(09-12-2017 12:08 PM)solohawks Wrote:  Fact is ACA plans that are affordable, at least somewhat, are crap. The only way to get quality ins from the exchange is to qualify for a massive subsidy.

THIS.

Obamacare is a great deal for those that either qualify for expanded Medicare or get massive subsidies. For everyone else its a backbreaking strain to the budget. Many have gone from reasonable heath insurance costs to looking at health insurance costs that are larger than their mortgage. Given that the mortgage is the largest single expense for most families---a health insurance bill that dwarfs their mortgage is going to push them completely off the healthcare rolls. Every massive annual premium increase just creates a new wave of uninsured middle class families---who are still required to pay a penalty that is used to subsidize insurance for other people. Yes--thats right. Middle class Americans who cant afford their own health insurance MUST pay a fee to help other people get it for free. And Hillary wants to blame the Russians for losing large hunks of the middle class vote....no party in history has ever been so completely out of touch with middle America.
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(09-12-2017 01:20 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  
(09-12-2017 12:08 PM)solohawks Wrote:  Fact is ACA plans that are affordable, at least somewhat, are crap. The only way to get quality ins from the exchange is to qualify for a massive subsidy.
THIS.
Obamacare is a great deal for those that either qualify for expanded Medicare or get massive subsidies. For everyone else its a backbreaking strain to the budget. Many have gone from reasonable heath insurance costs to looking at health insurance costs that are larger than their mortgage. Given that the mortgage is the largest single expense for most families---a health insurance bill that dwarfs their mortgage is going to push them completely off the healthcare rolls. Every massive annual premium increase just creates a new wave of uninsured middle class families---who are still required to pay a penalty that is used to subsidize insurance for other people. Yes--thats right. Middle class Americans who cant afford their own health insurance MUST pay a fee to help other people get it for free. And Hillary wants to blame the Russians for losing large hunks of the middle class vote....no party in history has ever been so completely out of touch with middle America.

It created winners and losers. It's at best a zero-sum game. And it will be a negative-sum game when all the "cost control" measures kick in.
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http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/09/1...-love.html

Obamacare has failed. So now Sanders wants to make us like Great Britain-single payer.

"...In Britain, the rationing of health care has meant prohibiting certain medications and limits on surgery for things like cataracts and knee and hip operations. Some medical boards have banned routine surgeries for patients who are obese or smokers.
The British have found rationing necessary partly because of the exorbitant cost of “free” medical care. Another reason is the shortage of professionals to provide this care. The number of general practitioners has fallen, and four out of 10 say they are unlikely to be practicing in five years. Just since March 2016 there’s been a drop of 5,000 nurses and midwives across the British health care system.
Many cite disillusionment with the quality of care provided to patients. It’s a legitimate concern. The U.K. ranks 20th out of 24 western countries for breast cancer survival. The U.S. is first. For ischemic stroke the U.K. is 25th out of 30 countries. The U.S. is fourth.
If that’s the kind of quality care Democrats are planning, they should know that it won’t come cheap. Democrats in the California state senate passed their own version of “single-payer” earlier this year. The plan was estimated to cost about $400 billion per year – more than double the entire state budget...."
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(09-13-2017 09:48 AM)bullet Wrote:  http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/09/1...-love.html

Obamacare has failed. So now Sanders wants to make us like Great Britain-single payer.

"...In Britain, the rationing of health care has meant prohibiting certain medications and limits on surgery for things like cataracts and knee and hip operations. Some medical boards have banned routine surgeries for patients who are obese or smokers.
The British have found rationing necessary partly because of the exorbitant cost of “free” medical care. Another reason is the shortage of professionals to provide this care. The number of general practitioners has fallen, and four out of 10 say they are unlikely to be practicing in five years. Just since March 2016 there’s been a drop of 5,000 nurses and midwives across the British health care system.
Many cite disillusionment with the quality of care provided to patients. It’s a legitimate concern. The U.K. ranks 20th out of 24 western countries for breast cancer survival. The U.S. is first. For ischemic stroke the U.K. is 25th out of 30 countries. The U.S. is fourth.
If that’s the kind of quality care Democrats are planning, they should know that it won’t come cheap. Democrats in the California state senate passed their own version of “single-payer” earlier this year. The plan was estimated to cost about $400 billion per year – more than double the entire state budget...."

All part of the plan.......
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(09-13-2017 11:37 AM)VA49er Wrote:  
(09-13-2017 09:48 AM)bullet Wrote:  http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/09/1...-love.html

Obamacare has failed. So now Sanders wants to make us like Great Britain-single payer.

"...In Britain, the rationing of health care has meant prohibiting certain medications and limits on surgery for things like cataracts and knee and hip operations. Some medical boards have banned routine surgeries for patients who are obese or smokers.
The British have found rationing necessary partly because of the exorbitant cost of “free” medical care. Another reason is the shortage of professionals to provide this care. The number of general practitioners has fallen, and four out of 10 say they are unlikely to be practicing in five years. Just since March 2016 there’s been a drop of 5,000 nurses and midwives across the British health care system.
Many cite disillusionment with the quality of care provided to patients. It’s a legitimate concern. The U.K. ranks 20th out of 24 western countries for breast cancer survival. The U.S. is first. For ischemic stroke the U.K. is 25th out of 30 countries. The U.S. is fourth.
If that’s the kind of quality care Democrats are planning, they should know that it won’t come cheap. Democrats in the California state senate passed their own version of “single-payer” earlier this year. The plan was estimated to cost about $400 billion per year – more than double the entire state budget...."

All part of the plan.......


Yup.

Right from the git.

But what does someone like sanders care? He'll be exempted as a member of the Senate, and he and his grifter wife have plenty of cash stashed away.

We're heading smack into a horrific two-tiered system, maybe 3 tiered. Until the number of practitioners dwindles to where tier 3 has no care at all.

Ain' socialism grand?!?


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So get on the freaking stick. Get a freaking clue. Actually PASS something that is good for the people. You control all 3 branches and you can't do dick. The Republicans have fought tooth and nail to hamper and dismantle and weaken Obamacare every single step of the way and when they can do something........... FAILURE!!!!! They had no plan. NOTHING!!!! I said it last year over and over. So pathetic and inept. They can't govern. They are horrible.
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You guys sure know how to complain. Solutions not so much, bitching, man you guys are 4.0's when it comes to that.
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(09-13-2017 08:37 PM)Machiavelli Wrote:  You control all 3 branches and you can't do dick.

Like the dems did when they passed Obama care... They also had *60* senate seats and still had to bribe their own to vote for that mess.

But you'll defend it no matter what.

Quote:The Republicans have fought tooth and nail to hamper and dismantle and weaken Obamacare every single step of the way and when they can do something...........

What did they do in Minnesota? Oregon? Hawaii? What did they do before 2014 when the law went into full effect (and the exchanges did not make it)..
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(09-13-2017 08:45 PM)Machiavelli Wrote:  You guys sure know how to complain. Solutions not so much, bitching, man you guys are 4.0's when it comes to that.

I asked you a legitimate question about what I should have done in may
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(09-13-2017 08:37 PM)Machiavelli Wrote:  So get on the freaking stick. Get a freaking clue. Actually PASS something that is good for the people. You control all 3 branches and you can't do dick. The Republicans have fought tooth and nail to hamper and dismantle and weaken Obamacare every single step of the way and when they can do something........... FAILURE!!!!! They had no plan. NOTHING!!!! I said it last year over and over. So pathetic and inept. They can't govern. They are horrible.
Agreed.

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(09-13-2017 08:45 PM)Machiavelli Wrote:  You guys sure know how to complain. Solutions not so much, bitching, man you guys are 4.0's when it comes to that.

Haha.

Typical whiny leftist liberal.

Daddy? Mommy? I schit the bed really bad here at skool. Can you come clean it up for me?!?

What do you mean, NO?

Do it myself, or help someone else that's offering?!? I can't do THAT, it's their bed now!!! How dare they!

I AM OUTRAGED!!! SO...?, I DIDN'T LISTEN WHEN YOU WERE TELLING ME I WAS GONNA DONE SCHIT THE BED, OVER AND OVER AND OVER, but that doesn't matter NOW.

Because in the entitled, it's someone else's fault, somebody else needs to come clean up my mess and pay for it world, that's just simply how a child or adolescent's mind works.

Sadly, that describes pretty well the entire leftist movement on this issue and apparently our good friend on here as well. Sad.

Clean up your own backyard a'fore ya come bitchin' about mine.

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