Yep... the best solution for most of the uninsured dems is to keep going to the emergency room and getting whatever helathcare the government will pay through all of the freebie safety net programs, and pay the penalty each year. Paying monthly for health insurance, carrying the card, dealing with the limited number of providers, tracking benefits etc .... all of the “stuff” that comes with having health insurance? They’re not going to do that.
“the best solution for most of the uninsured dems is to keep going to the emergency room and getting whatever helathcare the government will pay through all of the freebie safety net programs, and pay the penalty each year.”
In a perverse way, I’ve “benefitted” from Obamacare. I had Medicare with an HMO which cost a little over $100 a month. Yeah, I had to put up with co-pays and “referrals,” but I am in good health so it worked. Obamacare forced my HMO to cancel my policy because it didn’t cover all that stuff that’s so important to a senior (you know pregnancy, drug abuse, etc). So I called up AMAC ( the conservative alternative to AARP). The woman that assisted both me and my wife was stellar! Thanks to the O’care cancellation (with Medicare you are not allowed to upgrade your insurance coverage as you age absent a cancellation), I was able to move from an HMO to a Supplement with a major insurance company for less than $100 more per month AMAC provider. In the year that we have had these policies, my wife had had to have open-heart surgery to replace a defective valve and everything was covered. For me, no more copays and I go to see whomever I want (w/o the need for my PCP to get approval, or having to deal with a limited list of doctors that I am able to see). So for us, Obamacare unknowingly allowed us both to get better insurance. Now the only issue is just how long Medicare is going to be solvent.
All that said, I hate Obola and every thing he stand for.