> All it did was add more demand for health services (hey if I have health insurance now, I should use it right?.) That is not all it did. It increased the num

> All it did was add more demand for health services (hey if I have health insurance now, I should use it right?.) That is not all it did. It increased the number of people, particularly healthy people, paying into the pool from which health coverage is funded. Everyone doesn't run out and get health services they don't need just because they have insurance. The ACA made high medical expenses like yours tax deductible. [0] I agree that single-payer is the right way to go but I don't think creative destruction is the right way to get there or even inevitable given the political philosophies some Republicans (e.g. Paul Ryan) are motivated by. > Obamacare has done jack-shit for my plan costs, despite their trying to say Obamacare has slowed health insurance cost increases. Don't confuse the weather for the climate. Maybe your individual situation would be the same without Obamacare but overall, the rate of increase is not as high as it was before Obamacare. [0] http://obamacarefacts.com/tax-deductions-for-medical-expenses/ http://obamacarefacts.com/tax-deductions-for-medical-expense...