Democrats Finally Get Chance to Fix Obamacare

[applegrove]

Democrats Finally Get Chance to Fix Obamacare

February 27, 2021 at 9:48 am EST By Taegan Goddard 50 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/02/27/democrats-get-chance-to-engineer-obamacare-2-0/

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“Ever since the Affordable Care Act became law in 2010 — a big deal, in the (sanitized) words of Vice President Joe Biden — Democrats have itched to fix its flaws,” the New York Times reports.

“But Republicans united against the law and, for the next decade, blocked nearly all efforts to buttress it or to make the kinds of technical corrections that are common in the years after a major piece of legislation.”

“Now the Biden administration and a Democratic Congress hope to engineer the first major repair job and expansion of the Affordable Care Act since its passage. They plan to refashion regulations and spend billions through the stimulus bill to make Obamacare simpler, more generous and closer to what many of its architects wanted in the first place.”

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[Siwsan]

1. Taking the 'for profit' aspect out of healthcare would make a massive improvement

It's criminal, IMHO.

[BComplex]

2. Wow. That would be awesome!!

But in this world, I doubt that's possible.

[Siwsan]

4. Well, it's possible but probably not probable.

Unfortunately. Think of how much money goes into those annoying 'big pharma' drug commercials that run, non stop. Money saved from not running those could go into decreasing the cost of prescription drugs.

[BComplex]

6. True.

[applegrove]

8. In Ontario the cost of meds is not included in universal health care. In Quebec

it is I think. So in Ontario there is a role for private insurance for things like private rooms and meds as well as glasses and dental.

[mopinko]

16. i'd settle for regulated profits and acquisitions.

like other utilities. only really.

[twin_ghost]

3. Medicare for all is the right answer.

[W_HAMILTON]

10. And Medicare for All is not possible right now.

I'm grateful those in charge are doing what they can to fix the system we have.

If you want Medicare for All, do more to get Republicans voted out.

[area51]

13. Welcome to DU, fellow M4A supporter.

[AllaN01Bear]

5. they have fought against everything that is good for the people .

[Qutzupalotl]

7. A public option is a good start.

It's not immediately MFA, but it will heat up price competition.

[Demsrule86]

9. We need a public option to help folks in GA and other places that did not expand Medicaid.

GA will choose between Warnock and whoever the GOP puts up in 22...it is vitally important both politically and to help people get a public option. We can't get MFA...that was always impossible. But if we work on the the ACA and manage to get a public option ...in the end, we will have universal coverage with regulation.

[George II]

11. Once they get this stimulus bill out of the way I'm sure they're going to start working on.....

.....all the other issues in the Democratic platform.

One of Biden's keystone promises/issues was improving the ACA. As we've seen in just 30+ days, there's no grass growing under his feet, he's moving at (might I borrow a phrase?) "warp speed"!

[BootinUp]

12. This could b a big bleeping deal, lol

[BobTheSubgenius]

14. Every step towards socialized, universal, single-payer health care is a step in the right direction.

Believe me. I've had that health care my whole life, and I have fewer than zero complaints. My insurance is free, it quickly and willingly gave me around $300,000 worth of care in 2010, and my prescriptions, already at a very reasonable price, are discounted a further 70% because of age and income.

DO NOT GIVE UP ON IT!!!

[Tarheel_Dem]

15. K&R