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Well that's now their second biggest problem 13 Million people about to lose insurance and ACA premiums about to double so people will drop that too to buy fo
by ck2 1y ago
Well that's now their second biggest problem
13 Million people about to lose insurance
and ACA premiums about to double so people will drop that too to buy food/rent
means America is returning to emergency-room as primary care with unpaid massive bills so many, many hospitals will close
We're basically going to ride this broken system into the ground
ie. bridges are never repaired in USA until they completely collapse
- jaybrendansmith 1y agoAgree. If this was the movie studios, or the record industry, then this kind of creative destruction would be ok, but we are talking about regulatory arbitrage and financialization leading to a market failure, and in this case it is our health system. Traveling 50-75 miles to the nearest ER will most often just lead to death. This is perhaps the most basic service a modern economy can provide ... third world countries will have better options than many US citizens.
- tptacek 1y agoMost Americans don't get insurance from ACA exchanges.
- yuliyp 1y agoRight, but over 20 million people do. And those are generally less wealthy people for whom price increases would be quite a hardship.
- tptacek 1y agoI'm just saying: that isn't the system driving into the ground. Even after this administration royally screws up the ACA, we'll still be in a better position than we were prior to the passage of the ACA.