Forget all the hype. Forget the phony campaign promises. We have Obamacare as the law and the question is what will this law accomplish? To answer that we want to stay away from partisan talking points and instead look at what the government's own experts say. Here are the three biggest things to take away from the debate:
1. Obamacare was supposed to provide coverage for the uninsured in America. According to the non-partisan GAO, however, ten years from now there will still be over 30 million Americans who will have no health insurance. To be clear, this figure does not include people who are here illegally; it only deals with American citizens and permanent residents. Simply put, Obamacare will not get insurance to all Americans as was promised.
2. Costs for healthcare under Obamacare will go up for the average American. The actuaries for the Medicare system calculate that an average family will spend between $800 and $900 more per year on healthcare under Obamacare than it would without that law. That additional cost may come from increased insurance premiums or reduced coverage for medical items by the insurance. Most Obamacare policies have huge deductibles, so even if premiums get reduced, the total amount spent on healthcare will go up.
To be clear, the costs calculated by the Medicare actuaries are average costs for a family. Obviously some people will see their costs fall and others will see much bigger increases than just that $900 discussed above. The problem, however, is that many, many more people will see big increases rather than decreases.
3. About a third of all insurance plans that were in place prior to the passage of Obamacare do not meet the requirements of that law. That means that people who had those policies could not keep their current plans, and for many it means that they had to change their doctors.
So there you have it. Obama told us that Obamacare would cut premiums for the average family by $2500 per year. Obama told us that Obamacare would provide insurance for the uninsured. Obama told us that if we liked our plans and our doctors we could keep them. Not a single one of those promises was true. NOT ONE.
Now that all this has become clear, one would think that Washington would rethink the entire Obamacare law. That has not happened. Instead, Obama and the Obamacrats have dug in to insist on full implementation of this disaster.
America deserves better.
1. Obamacare was supposed to provide coverage for the uninsured in America. According to the non-partisan GAO, however, ten years from now there will still be over 30 million Americans who will have no health insurance. To be clear, this figure does not include people who are here illegally; it only deals with American citizens and permanent residents. Simply put, Obamacare will not get insurance to all Americans as was promised.
2. Costs for healthcare under Obamacare will go up for the average American. The actuaries for the Medicare system calculate that an average family will spend between $800 and $900 more per year on healthcare under Obamacare than it would without that law. That additional cost may come from increased insurance premiums or reduced coverage for medical items by the insurance. Most Obamacare policies have huge deductibles, so even if premiums get reduced, the total amount spent on healthcare will go up.
To be clear, the costs calculated by the Medicare actuaries are average costs for a family. Obviously some people will see their costs fall and others will see much bigger increases than just that $900 discussed above. The problem, however, is that many, many more people will see big increases rather than decreases.
3. About a third of all insurance plans that were in place prior to the passage of Obamacare do not meet the requirements of that law. That means that people who had those policies could not keep their current plans, and for many it means that they had to change their doctors.
So there you have it. Obama told us that Obamacare would cut premiums for the average family by $2500 per year. Obama told us that Obamacare would provide insurance for the uninsured. Obama told us that if we liked our plans and our doctors we could keep them. Not a single one of those promises was true. NOT ONE.
Now that all this has become clear, one would think that Washington would rethink the entire Obamacare law. That has not happened. Instead, Obama and the Obamacrats have dug in to insist on full implementation of this disaster.
America deserves better.
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