> Sure it had more bells and whistles, but I didn't want nor need them. You don't want them now but you might want or need them later. > The ACA helped many p

> Sure it had more bells and whistles, but I didn't want nor need them. You don't want them now but you might want or need them later. > The ACA helped many people. It helped people under 26. It helped people with pre-existing conditions. It helped give free or low-cost health care to people that couldn't afford it because now the government is picking up the lion's share of the tab. There are a few important things it did that you missed. It ended lifetime maximum caps and it capped the difference in what you can charge the based on age to 3x. That last one in particular is greatly under appreciated. Yes, the young are now paying more than before but they will also pay less than otherwise when they get older. Everyone gets older so everyone eventually benefits from it. > I think they will look at the industrial recommendations such as expanding risk pools across states Nothing prevented them from passing this since they were in control of Congress. My guess is this is much harder to accomplish than it sounds.