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Just over a dozen red states refused the Medicaid Expansion, which would have offered more federal health dollars to their states. Yes the Affordable Health Act
by Projectiboga 3y ago
Just over a dozen red states refused the Medicaid Expansion, which would have offered more federal health dollars to their states. Yes the Affordable Health Act was just a band-aid on our for profit health insurance system. Our country spends over 30% on health insurance administration before you count all the billing effort by the medical providers. We have out 27% without any insurance and many more with limited coverage. The money is already there this is a rare example where nationalizing would surely safe money. The thing that should be able to help even the better off is that it should eventually reduce the strain on our emergency rooms. No system would be perfect but our system is about as far as can be from supporting individual health.
- nradov 3y agoThat is not accurate. Only 8% lack medical insurance. And some of those are uninsured by choice: they could afford coverage but choose to spend money on other things. https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/08/02/new-hhs-report-shows-national-uninsured-rate-reached-all-time-low-in-2022.html https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/08/02/new-hhs-report-sho... I don't know what you mean by "limited coverage". There is no such thing as unlimited coverage in any country. The Affordable Care Act does set a baseline for what all insurance plans must cover.