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In reply to the discussion: Would we be better off with ACA repeal with no replace? [View all]procon
(15,805 posts)33. The OP needs to do more studying.
If you believe the Republican's healthcare version sucks, the pre Obamacare version wasn't much better. Its all for-profit, so there's your first clue the patients aren't going to do as well as the investors.
Sure, for those who had a cadillac policy it was somewhat better than the policy someone else bought from a broker, but everyone was paying a lot and they were still vulnerable to high fees as well being at risk of getting dumped when they need health insurance the most, like in the middle of chemotherapy or the day after a heart attack.
Yes, we may end up losing Obamacare, but let's not go belly up, wee-wee all over, and give in to the Republicans and let them get away with destroying it without a fight.
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Millions would be thrown off Medicare, contraception copays could go to $30 again
ehrnst
Jun 2017
#12
ACA is so much better for me, than prior. It actually pays claims that prior did not. Eom
pirateshipdude
Jun 2017
#23
No. Insurance corps dumped anyone they wanted off insurance or refused to cover people slightly old
Sunlei
Jun 2017
#28