… which is not to say that it’s free or even affordable (despite the name), or that residents in every state have equal access, or that the government is providing the plan. The ACA is a subsidy that slightly reduces the cost of private insurance, provided that you’re poor enough to qualify and that your state chooses to accept the federal government’s help beyond a certain threshold.
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aidan@lemmy.world 11 months agoTo clarify, currently around ~40% of Americans have government funded insurance.
silicon_reverie@lemmy.world 11 months ago
HerbalGamer@lemm.ee 11 months ago
5% increase since your other comment?
aidan@lemmy.world 11 months ago
My other comment was just Medicare/Medicaid. There’s also VA, and insurance for federal employees.