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It’s not everyday we hear something good about American healthcare. Kudos to those who worked on this bill!

hirako2000 5y ago
this push has been going for years now. One decisive factor is how the structure of these systems have been better understood by people outside the system and outrages across the country erupted, people are getting more educated on the matters, thanks to the Internet in many ways, social media has its benefit in also fast spreading genuine information and facilitate healthy discussions. kudo to everyone who has contributed to this incredible outcome indeed. I think as the understanding of the health system continues to spread, it will become more and more difficult for certain unethical practices to survive the backslash.
- olliej 5y ago
  Seriously. Isn't it only relatively recently they've even had to show us prices? And so draw attention to the $15 bandaids, etc? (I've never had any actual hospital stays while living in the US so have never seen a receipt, and so don't know the progression)
  - lotsofpulp 5y ago
    You have always been able to see that, even before ACA I remember seeing itemized healthcare provider bills with inflated figures. It just so happened that the meteoric rise in healthcare costs came to a head when the social media and the internet was also blowing up. Even without the internet, it was still well known enough to be a sufficiently important political flashpoint to actually result in Affordable Care Act passing. But I remember Clinton debating about healthcare costs in the 90s on national TV, it just had not effected sufficient number of voters yet to become a big enough issue. I also assume it has something to do with baby boomers reaching the age where they start experiencing healthcare costs and so you have a huge portion of the US population gaining experience for the first time of how much money they will have to spend on healthcare.
    - olliej 5y ago
      Thanks!

hirako2000 5y ago

this push has been going for years now. One decisive factor is how the structure of these systems have been better understood by people outside the system and outrages across the country erupted, people are getting more educated on the matters, thanks to the Internet in many ways, social media has its benefit in also fast spreading genuine information and facilitate healthy discussions. kudo to everyone who has contributed to this incredible outcome indeed. I think as the understanding of the health system continues to spread, it will become more and more difficult for certain unethical practices to survive the backslash.

olliej 5y ago
Seriously. Isn't it only relatively recently they've even had to show us prices? And so draw attention to the $15 bandaids, etc? (I've never had any actual hospital stays while living in the US so have never seen a receipt, and so don't know the progression)
- lotsofpulp 5y ago
  You have always been able to see that, even before ACA I remember seeing itemized healthcare provider bills with inflated figures. It just so happened that the meteoric rise in healthcare costs came to a head when the social media and the internet was also blowing up. Even without the internet, it was still well known enough to be a sufficiently important political flashpoint to actually result in Affordable Care Act passing. But I remember Clinton debating about healthcare costs in the 90s on national TV, it just had not effected sufficient number of voters yet to become a big enough issue. I also assume it has something to do with baby boomers reaching the age where they start experiencing healthcare costs and so you have a huge portion of the US population gaining experience for the first time of how much money they will have to spend on healthcare.
  - olliej 5y ago
    Thanks!