Posted on 06/13/2023 4:33:16 PM PDT by Olog-hai
For over a decade, I’ve been helping politicians talk about health care and the Affordable Care Act. But in the past weeks the health care system hit me like an avalanche consuming a mountain. In the blink of an eye, I went from someone who thought they understood the minutiae to realizing all the Beltway smarts in the world couldn’t prepare me for this journey.
In 2010, as a staffer working for House Democrats, I crafted messaging as we attempted to make some of the most expansive changes to our health care system in a generation.
There was hand-wringing, whipping, multiple votes, House and Senate versions that had to be reconciled, and finally, in 2010, the passage of the Affordable Care Act. As President Biden put it, at the time, it was a “Big **ing Deal.” Democrats held a large majority in the House and Senate and many of them took a hard vote that would lose them their seat in Congress. […]
The Tea Party, which was the right-wing fringe element du jour, claimed there would be death panels. I have yet to see a death panel, but right now I’m seeing how the law works in real time.
My husband underwent brain surgery to remove a benign brain tumor and has been in a neuro-intensive care unit for two weeks. His stay has been longer than expected and all of a sudden I’m focused on the math. Out-of-pocket maxes, deductibles, coinsurance. One would need a college degree in health insurance to navigate their system — and that is by design. …
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I suppose I should care.
But I am unable to do so.
Everything the government touches they make worse.
She helped dig it for the rest of us, never thinking she’d fall in herself. Always callous until it affects them personally, is how the left is.
Sounds like she will just use her public disappointment to push for total 100% government-run health care.
Eat your peas, lefty.
“ Everything the government touches they make worse.”
Everything the government touches makes those in the government rich and turns the people into slaves and peasants. For America to exist, the government must be completely destroyed.
Schadenfreude.
Public healthcare is a big prank from liberals. They promise to be there for you if you agree to be impoverished to pay for public healthcare.
Then, when you need it, they defund your particular condition.
That’s right, ms riccio , it was all about whipping votes and maintaining party loyalty. Whether it was a beneficial program took second place. In fact we had to pass the bill to find out what was in it. Now you’re reaping the whirlwind, you POS party hack stooge.
0bama said it hisself - that when people are in the situation her husband is in - there’s a pill for that…
They didn’t care because THAT was for OTHER people, not them..
Typical political operative: “I’m so gosh-darn smart, I can run your life for you.”
Person slapped in the face by reality: “I’m not smart enough to manage my own life. The system is too complicated. It’s a mess.”
Extra-stupid political operative: “Yeah, it’s complicated and messy, but I’m so gosh-darn smart, I’m going to totally revamp it, change everything, make it totally comprehensive, and just make it really perfect this time.”
No phucks left to give for her. Enjoy the wonderful system you crafted.
Before 2012 my policy covered four of us, with a $1500 deductable for treatment and $25 copay for routine office visits, for 450.00 per month.
After 2012 if couldn’t find a policy to cover two of us, with a $5000 deductible for routine visits and treatment, for less than $1500 per month.
If I could find one - most insurers bailed the state.
Thanks Obama you POS.
This is a great example of Yuri Bezmenov’s useful idiot who glowingly supports the Marxist/Communist agenda until one day they wake up and realize they were sold a cheap bill of goods and now are royally screwed.
“Public healthcare is a big prank from liberals. They promise to be there for you if you agree to be impoverished to pay for public healthcare.”
Look at how well it’s working in Canada and the UK.
My Give-A-Shit meter is struggling to get off zero...
Why would a high paid house staffer be on Obama care?? This does not pass the smell test
Looks like your prayers were answered. You got what you prayed for. Why are you crying?
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