Isn't this what we had before with Medicaid?
you spoiled the ending....
No.
Medicaid used to cover a very limited segment of the population. Basically poor kids and pregnant women who are poor. Blind people and a few other disabilities.
Medicaid before the Obamacare expansion did not cover anyone just because they were poor.
Obamacare changed that. It relaxed the eligibility requirements to include anyone under a certain income.