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> The end of the individual mandate That's not true, ACA is still in force and everybody will continue to have access to insurance, no rejection for preexistin
by thesmallestcat 9y ago
> The end of the individual mandate
That's not true, ACA is still in force and everybody will continue to have access to insurance, no rejection for preexisting conditions, people can still be under their parents' health insurance well into their 20s, etc. The only change is now you won't get shaken down when you file your taxes for not having health insurance, which to me is a great thing, especially for members of a site like Startup^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Hacker News.
- gok 9y agoThe congressional budget office predicts the end of the individual mandate will lead to 13 million fewer people insured by 2025.
- thesmallestcat 9y agoThat's still better than punishing people for not shelling out to private health insurance companies. If the goal is to give everybody access, we need single payer, the current state of affairs is corrupt to the core.
- gok 9y agoI don’t follow your logic. You want universal healthcare via a single payer solution (a political fantasy in the US for the foreseeable future) but until then you would prefer that millions more go without basic healthcare and that those who do buy it pay more for it?