That's true, but I'd take it one step further. The people can directly see how much health care in general costs them, the better.
The irony here is that this whole thing is exposing the basic flaw with any health care system based almost entirely on third-party payment, not just ObamaCare.
Correct. Third and fourth parties introduce so many market distortions that free market price discovery is almost impossible.
People who take care of themselves would do well to check out an HSA or MSA rather than get involved with obamneycare. It's still cheaper for most middle class folks to fund and HSA AND pay the penalty than it is to pay some insane insurance premium. If you're healthy it makes no sense to reward and subsidize the masses of fat couch potato slobs.