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In reply to the discussion: UPDATED 3 X: Obamacare wins [View all]colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)This helps in some areas for some people and that's a good thing. But when supporters crow that it has "lessened the rate of price increases" I'm not sure that's something to brag about. Better than nothing I guess but prices were way too high to begin with.
For profit health care is just plain wrong - and it's a bad example of "American Exceptionalism" because among non tinhorn nations it's just us. What on earth does an insurance CEO making 8 million a year do for health care delivery? - it means higher deductibles and care options denied.
Growing up my family was not wealthy at all, my dad had major back surgery when he was 31 or so and it was no big deal. But then insurance companies were a few office workers and a boss or two making maybe 2 times more.
Then came HMOs and it all gradually went south - except for the fat cat executives.