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good news sick people, Paul Ryan has an Obamacare replacement -- (link)

Posted by dj fingerblast (aka chris) Apr 28 '16, 13:52

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you're all going in that special sick-persons pool over there (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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How's that ACA doing to make healthcare more affordable? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 14:52 27
- It's too busy killing all those jobs...oh, wait. -- nm - znufrii Apr 28, 15:21
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  - This reply would mean something, if I actually supported Trump. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 15:15 3
    - [deleted] 2
      - You're obviously paying more attention to Trump and what he's saying than I am. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 15:21
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- Am I really in the minority in that I always understood the point of the ACA was to get uninsured insured? - Max Apr 28, 15:10 6
  - That was the over-arching goal. It was also intended to at least start looking for ways to rationalize healthcare costs generally, and there was some - pmb Apr 28, 15:19 1
    - Question - Strongbad Apr 28, 15:24
  - "bending the curve" on costs was also a primary goal of the Act -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 28, 15:13 1
    - That piece may or may not be happening. There are a lot of conflicting reports. - ReluctantCynic Apr 28, 15:15
  - It was supposed to do both to some degree. The healthy payers were supposed to offset the others. -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 28, 15:13
  - I agree. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 15:12
- Great! Thanks for asking! -- nm - David Apr 28, 15:07
- I couldn't be happier unless they also made dental insurance worthwhile. The ACA is the only way I could afford insurance. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 28, 15:02
- It's a mixed bag, depending on whose spin you believe. But if you want the best, objective information, check the Kaiser Family Foundation's website. - ReluctantCynic Apr 28, 14:59 1
  - Thanks, I will look at these later -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 15:04
- for people with who didn't even have, or couldn't get, coverage before 2010? pretty awesome -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 28, 14:53 9
  - What % of our population is that? - Strongbad Apr 28, 14:55 8
    - We went from 13-15% uninsured to 8-9% uninsured. And that doesn't cover the improvements for those who were underinsured. - TWuG Apr 28, 15:03
    - "The percentage of people without health insurance coverage decreased sharply between 2013 and 2014 by just under 3.0 percentage points ..." - ReluctantCynic Apr 28, 15:03 3
      - It's over 5% including 2015. -- nm - pmb Apr 28, 15:11
      - Good. Thanks! -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 15:05 1
        
        Anytime! - ReluctantCynic Apr 28, 15:06
    - There are in the neighborhood of 17,000,000 people now covered that weren't. -- nm - pmb Apr 28, 15:01
    - even though you never ask the same question of the providers or the drug companies, "On this objective, the law has exceeded everyone’s wildest dream" -- (link) - dj fingerblast Apr 28, 14:58 1
      - Good. I hope those.projections come to fruition. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 15:02
P90X for everyone! -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 14:14
Death by Snu Snu? -- nm - Beaker Apr 28, 13:55 2
- *gasp* *grin* *gasp* *grin* *gasp* *grin* -- nm - Robert Barontheon Apr 28, 13:57 1
  - Pre-existing condition. 500% premium *stamp* Next! -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 28, 14:44

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