If you’re looking to hear an Obamacare success story, you’re more likely to hear it out of a politician’s mouth than from anyone who is actually enrolled in the failed healthcare takeover.
We’re told that it’s been a success because it’s insured millions of Americans who previously did not have health insurance – but is it really surprising that we’re able to insure more people when we literally make it illegal not to purchase health insurance? Of course not.
America’s healthcare system is the best in the world in terms of a number of factors. We’re the most innovative, have the highest cancer survival rates, and each year hundreds of thousands of people who live in countries with socialized medicine come here for treatment, despite being able to receive “free” treatment at home. The reason we have so many uninsured people is quite simply because our great system has a price tag that reflects its quality – and because of an endless list of regulations.
True healthcare reform would focus on bringing down costs – and Obama promised that Obamacare would save the average family $2,500 a year on insurance. In reality, from 2008-2015 average premiums rose $4,865. So healthcare is more expensive than ever – as are the deductibles. It’s gotten to the point where you could joke one would need insurance just to pay for their deductibles! It would be funny if people’s lives weren’t at stake.
But are there any winners under Obamacare? As President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans push to repeal the law, we’re going to see a surge in liberal news outlets reporting on all the supposed Obamacare success stories they never bothered to enlighten us about before.
The site Vox asked people to send their stories on how Obamacare impacted their lives. They shared a story from a reader who was fortunate enough to still be on her parent’s insurance when she was diagnosed with cancer, because Obamacare allowed her to stay on that program until she was 26. This of course is a prevision of Obamacare that Trump wants to keep, so it’s not like had she been diagnosed after an Obamacare repeal, she’d be dead.
Anyway, that turned out to be about the only success story among them, as respondents were quick to tell Vox:
@voxdotcom Due to unaffordable #Obamacare premiums I’m selling my house next month & moving in with family. It’s destroyed my dreams.
— Melissa (@onebigsister) February 16, 2017
@voxdotcom my insurance policy went from $998/yr to over $1240/yr or over $14K/yr. I could buy a new car every year for that much $$
— Steve W. Kurtz (@SteveWKurtz) February 16, 2017
@voxdotcom My son’s business/employment closed and he was unable to find a full time job because NO business would allow over 30 hrs/ week.
— PatW (@PatinGA2) February 16, 2017
@voxdotcom the hospital I work for is freezing raises because insufficient reimbursement for services rendered. The ACA needs to go.
— ClemsonGrl (@liberty_grl) February 16, 2017
@voxdotcom lost my doctor & plan. My Aunt’s plan is up 48% and she needs the insurance because of her kidney prob. Family can’t afford it!
— Quinton Jackson (@alaskantexanQCT) February 18, 2017
@voxdotcom Cost of my insurance skyrocketed, so I registered Republican and voted for Trump.
— Love&Happiness (@freedom4all117) February 15, 2017
H/T: Milo
Well, at least we got a Republican-controlled government out of this whole mess!
How has Obamacare impacted your life? Has it made your care better or worse? Let us know in the comments!
