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In reply to the discussion: Obama: US public not misled on health care law [View all]hughee99
(16,113 posts)46. Perhaps for the same reason that some people don't understand that "Obamacare" left a good bit our
health care in the hands of those same insurance companies. The ACA was sold to many people as a plan to FIX health insurance in America rather than a plan to TRY to limit SOME of the awful things insurance companies can do to their customers. While the ACA doesn't fix all the abuses, it does force virtually everyone into the system.
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These same plans often do pay for problems that only men have so I do think it is discrimination.
jwirr
Nov 2014
#34
The point is that we should not have women or men only health care plans. It is totally insane to
jwirr
Nov 2014
#38
All your words do not negate the President's. He used the definite "YOU CAN," not "YOU MIGHT."
WinkyDink
Nov 2014
#8
Why do folks not understand the insurance companies are less their friends than government, that
Fred Sanders
Nov 2014
#15
Because some want a chance to call the President a liar.. when nothing could be further from
Cha
Nov 2014
#16
Perhaps for the same reason that some people don't understand that "Obamacare" left a good bit our
hughee99
Nov 2014
#46
I would bet you that about 99% of the people that had insurance before ACA became Law
Bandit
Nov 2014
#14
They are telling us to go back to the exchange and comparitive shop for a better plan. Have you?
jwirr
Nov 2014
#24
That is funny. I am working with a woman who got to keep her old useless plan. They have sent her
jwirr
Nov 2014
#19
Welcome, we need to work together on things in this group if we are to accomplish anything.
jwirr
Nov 2014
#59
"But here’s the dirty little secret: Mr. Gruber was exposing something sordid yet completely commonp
riversedge
Nov 2014
#2
Good explanation. GOPers obviously want to kill the little progress that's been made
groundloop
Nov 2014
#12
That's the thing, voters are ignorant of how Washington works, or doesn't as the case may be.
Dustlawyer
Nov 2014
#26
It was. It was not fully understood, few laws are. Hardly revolutionary, just more RW propaganda.
Fred Sanders
Nov 2014
#17
That is precisely the same argument JP Morgan used to fuck over the American people with all their
jtuck004
Nov 2014
#37
Providing health care for others and personal greed....not the same thing.
Fred Sanders
Nov 2014
#50
It was not the transparency that is the problem. The bill is far too complicated and hard to
jwirr
Nov 2014
#25
I have both Medicare and Medicaid and they are very easy to sign up for and use. I think the
jwirr
Nov 2014
#35
True, but still the difference between the different supplemental group coverages and costs, Plan A
still_one
Nov 2014
#42
I think you've hit the nail on the head. One should not need a Ph.D. in public policy
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#33
True, but even health insurance reform is a big deal. People who could not get coverage before, at
still_one
Nov 2014
#44
I agree with Gruber as far as voters being stupid as if they werent stupid
cstanleytech
Nov 2014
#53
The American public has been mislead, by the GOP, they are still passing around the "death panel"
Thinkingabout
Nov 2014
#55