Ah - I was wondering how in the hell anyone could say that it’s worked, and then when I clicked on the link, I instantly got the answer - it’s Paul Krugman, who’s made an entire career out of carrying water for the ruling class.
Opinion | Why Has Obamacare Worked?
Submitted 7 months ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
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WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
silence7@slrpnk.net 7 months ago
It’s not some wonderful perfect system; it’s the compromise we could get. What matters is that it’s better than what there was before it.
Today@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I’d say it works. My son has had it for a few years. He paid $164/mo and his weekly doc appt cost $26. His job recently began offering insurance so he can’t keep Obamacare. Now he pays Cigna $140/mo and his weekly appt is $125 because they don’t cover it.
pop@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
The market branding in providing healthcare is all you need to know about US healthcare.
I, myself am waiting for “Biden+ Pro Max care”.
JCreazy@midwest.social 7 months ago
I have mixed feelings about this. I had obamacare. It was extremely expensive and I had the cheapest plan. The plan was so bad that it was essentially like having no insurance at all, the only difference is it was required. For the first year I just paid the penalty for not having insurance because it was far cheaper. Health insurance is a scam.
No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world 7 months ago
You only have to see who’s using the product. The top city in the US enrolled in Obamacare is NW Miami city of Hialeah.
This city, who’s motto is “the city that progress” is a bastion of Cuban exiles who will swear on an American flag against anything socialist as it’s akin to their former country.
Here in the US they pay their premiums and get coverage without insurers distorting the market with exclusions on preexisting conditions and age.If they’ll can get better leaning on this policy, I’m all for it even when I don’t support their radical views, because policies are for the good of everyone.
chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Obamacare passed right as I was becoming an adult and living on my own, and if not for that I think I basically just wouldn’t have had health insurance, and would have had to be making life decisions very differently, so I’m grateful for it even if some kind of universal healthcare system would be much better.