This insurance money problem never existed like this before Obamacare. I am expecting to read about armed guards throwing desperately ill patients out on the sidewalk for lack of insurance. I expected this to happen when that monstrosity was passed. >>> it never was an insurance problem.
Prior to Obamacare, 85% of Americans were covered by health insurance. And 85% of them were satisfied with their policy and provider -- an unusually high level of satisfaction in a consumer business.
Of the roughly 45 million people who weren't insured, approximately 1/3 of them could afford to buy insurance, but chose not to (mostly single young adults)...1/4 of them were eligible for Medicare, but had never applied for it...and 1/4 were in the country illegally. The number of people who wanted insurance but could't afford it was comparatively miniscule (around 5-7 million).
Yes it was an insurance problem. As the article stated, “Dunn is a former sheriff’s deputy and has worked as a Homeland Security officer but had no health insurance when he got sick.”