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> one example would be people wanting healthcare before the ACA became associated with the 'evil' Democrats The ACA is not "health care." It's an insurance reg
by mzw_mzw 10y ago
> one example would be people wanting healthcare before the ACA became associated with the 'evil' Democrats
The ACA is not "health care." It's an insurance regulation. The conflating of the two is a useful narrative but it is not accurate in any way.
- ejstronge 10y agoI don't see how this is a useful distinction, but am open to your input. In the pre-ACA insurance marketplace, pre-existing conditions either precluded individuals from coverage or forced them to pay for more expensive plans. Self-employed individuals were in a similar position. Without insurance, health care, ranging from the mundane to emergency room coverage, was/is exorbitantly expensive. What rhetorical clarity, then, do we gain by explaining that the ACA is not health care?