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Is this a comment about the article? The patient experienced her accident in 2013 after the ACA was in effect, which famously not a single republican voted for.
by creaghpatr 10y ago
Is this a comment about the article? The patient experienced her accident in 2013 after the ACA was in effect, which famously not a single republican voted for.
Patients are being screwed under the current system right now, regardless of politics.
Providers are having trouble remaining financially solvent bc most patients end up not paying their bills; providers rely on private insured or self pay patients to stay afloat because Medicare/Medicaid don't reimburse enough to cover costs. If we put everyone on Medicare the system would shut down, everything else remaining equal- unless we subsidized providers with even more money from taxpayers to replace the insurance companies.
- maxerickson 10y agoIf Virginia had taken Medicaid expansion, she likely would have been covered, or had access to less expensive insurance.
- sjg007 10y agoAnd this is why people should move if at all possible to states that took the medicare/medicad expansion. You can either vote out the government or move to a state that offers a better deal. It's almost an impossible choice but it is your life and your families lives. With respect to health care there are a lot of Americans leaving the US (who can) for other countries with health care.
- maxerickson 10y agoIt's really not clear how much it matters. There is a lot of leeway in the ACA and not much information about how the current administration plans to use it. http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/democrats-ask-hhs-chief-do-you-plan-sabotage-obamacare-n740081 http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/democrats-ask-hhs-...