Is anyone going to either cancel existing insurance or refuse to buy a policy simply because of the ACA? I somewhat understand young single people playing illness roulette and opting not to buy insurance and paying the fine, but older people and families deciding to ‘stick it to the man’ and wade into life without health insurance.....nuts.
What about patriotic seniors, should they dump their govt medical coverage on principle?
Yes, it's nuts. But, isn't that exactly what Obama proposed to the millions of people who lost their health insurance due to Obamacare? He might as well have said, "I caused you to lose the health insurance plan that you liked, so I'm giving you permission to go without insurance next year and I won't make you pay the penalty (TAX)"!
“I somewhat understand young single people playing illness roulette and opting not to buy insurance and paying the fine, but older people and families deciding to ‘stick it to the man’ and wade into life without health insurance.....nuts.”
I doubt anyone is voluntarily giving up a decent and affordable insurance policy. However, thanks to deathcare, millions are getting dropped through no fault or action of their own.
As for seniors and their govt medical coverage, it’s difficult to find doctors who will take it. They’re increasing being put in the cash and carry market whether they like it or not.
It depends on income. If low information voters are heavily subsidized in the exchanges, they are likely to say this is a good deal and wonder what all the commotion is about.
Somebody that had their private insurance cancelled and have had their premium rates and deductibles more than double are probably fit to be tied. You never know how someone will react when backed into a corner..