Of course we all want less expensive medical coverage. That does not equate to being in favoe of the ACA....not with all the unknowns and the mega millions in hidden costs that have not been realized yet.
Here is one example. Many/most insurance companies now take pre-existing conditions. Incuding those that did not before ACA.
Initially the premiums have been reasonable to slightly more. When it comes to premiums it is all about claim rate....frequency and dollars. As the incidences go up and the dollar outlay increases there can only be one result. Increased premiums. Next question....now that pre-existing conditions are now part of a companies clientele it is safe to assume the company's care costs will be increasing. There can only be one result. Increased premiums.
The remaining insurance companies will have the market locked. They will be free to return to their profit margins of the days before accepting pre-existing conditions. There can only be one way to do that. Increased premiums.
I used to say during the Obama ram it through the system days that those who were complaining about the high cost of health care......that no matter what back then it was the least expensive and best health care coverage they would ever have.
Back then the forecast was that during the first couple of years of ACA implementaion....all the positives would be had (pre-existing conditions, students to age _?_, etc).
Beginning in 2016 is when the true costs of ACA to the individual would start to be felt.
What other impacts could there be for adding pre-existing conditions?
What other impacts could there be for adding millions to the existing system?
What happened to all the savings that were going to come from medicare excess? Guess where that shortfall will be made up.
Anybody who still thinks ACA is going to provide lower cost health care is still listening to the pied pipers tune.
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