We need to recognize that the ACA needs to go. [View all]
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I believe D's will continue to drift politically until and unless we unite to propose transitioning to Medicare for everyone.
The ACHA is FUBAR.
But that doesn't mean the design created by the ACA works long term. In the area of controlling costs it leaves the public and insurance companies as price takers with the medical delivery system being virtually unchallenged price makers. We the users have virtually no power to shop and consequently effect consumer directed change on the health care delivery system.
That's why everyone else uses some form of single payer system where, by having the government act as one buyer of health care services the public can use their political voice to actually "shop" for health care services. This turns the medical delivery system into price takers.
This is a simple, easy to understand explanation of the data that Joe Walsh can't bring himself to even consider in the exchange with Ali Velshi. Note how easy it is for Joe to slide his mind around the statistics. I've found personally, that if you go a step beyond the statistics and explain (as above) WHY the stats are what they are, then it aligns perfectly with their belief about what is right and wrong.
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