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In reply to the discussion: Van Jones on Democratic Partys Future: The Clinton Days Are Over You Cant Run and Hide [View all]Alekzander
(479 posts)have planned on getting the right people in place after they passed the ACA to make sure it was explained & clear.
Also, you & I know that it may not have made a big difference because the republicans had declared war on the ACA & Obama for getting it passed.
Also, you then had the weak dems who run away from their own shadow & tried to distance themselves from Obama & the ACA.
Regardless, it was a good thing and something that was & is very much needed in our country for those w/o any healthcare.
There was this in a paper the other day which is going to devastate a lot of especially rural communities & small towns if the republicans & Ryan get their way.
State data shows ACA helped hospitals save on charity care and bad debt spending in 2015
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2016/12/31/State-data-shows-ACA-helped-hospitals-save-on-charity-care-and-bad-debt-spending-in-2015/stories/201612310120