- American Thinker-
While staunch supporters are still a little slow to come around to the idea, most have reached the conclusion by now that the Affordable Care Act – AKA Obamacare – isn't everything it was billed to be. While it's made health care more affordable for a few, it's ultimately driven up costs for the rest of the American population.
It's an age-old question that's miffed politicians and lawmakers for decades, but it's worth asking again: is there a way to make health care affordable for the masses without government overreach?
While we'll have to wait a number of years to understand the full impact of Obamacare, it's not a stretch to call it a total failure. Yes, 20 million people picked up health insurance from 2010 to 2016, but that's about the only positive piece of news to report. The rest of the country has suffered or will suffer as a result of Obamacare's shortcomings in the next few months or years.
For a health insurance policy known as the Affordable Care Act, there's nothing affordable about the program. Even the liberal New York Times has finally come to accept this reality, reporting that "Obamacare's marketplaces and Medicaid expansion make health coverage a good deal for those near the poverty line, but those earning not much more still often struggle to pay health plan premiums, and face deductibles that are much higher than those seen in a typical employer health plan." Read more
A Different Point of View : We've got to give up' on repealing, replacing Obamacare
-Source- Des Moine Register-
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley this week told people gathered at an Iowa town hall that politicians should "give up" on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act.
During the meeting Thursday in Orange City, Grassley started answering a question about bipartisan efforts to improve the legislation before saying, "Oh, by the way, we've got to give up on repeal and replace." A video of his answer was posted online by American Bridge 21st Century, a Democratic organization.
In an email, Grassley's press secretary, Nicole Tieman, said the senator was speaking to a "mathematical reality: the votes to repeal and replace Obamacare aren’t there in the current Congress, an assessment he and other senators have expressed before."
"Of course, the need to replace Obamacare with sustainable legislation that actually addresses the insurance and health care needs of Iowans remains," Tieman said. Read more