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Originally Posted by golfing eagles

While I would agree in principle that lobbies and superpacs diminish the influence of individual citizens with their elected representatives, I think there may be room for debate on your health insurance statements.
Here is a list, from CNN, of the top 10 lobbies in Wash DC:
The full list: Here are the publicly traded companies that have done the most direct lobbying since 2009, plus a bonus:

1. General Electric (GE): $134 million
2. AT&T: (T, Tech30) $91.2 million
3. Boeing Co (BA): $90.3 million
4. Northrop Grumman (NOC): $87.9 million
5. Comcast Corp (CMCSA): $86.4 million
6. Verizon Communications: (VZ, Tech30) $86.4 million
7. FedExCorp (FDX): $85.7 million
8. Exxon Mobil (XOM): $85 million
9. Lockheed Martin (LMT): $78.8 million
10. Pfizer (PFE): $77.8 million
...
16.Google (GOOG): $62.2 million
CNNMoney (New York) October 1, 2014: 11:36 AM ET

I don't see any insurers here

"When ACA came out with Insurance Companies in charge, we were guaranteed to have higher premiums, co-pays and less option for seeing the provider/specialist of our choice."

Actually, when ACA came out, period, with 40 million who for the most part could not pay their own premiums destined to enter the system, no exclusion for pre-existing conditions, and children up to 26 on their mommy's policy (and couch) who were not paying their own premiums, WE WERE GUARANTEED TO HAVE HIGHER PREMIUMS regardless of who was running it. The concept that the 3 TRILLION in cost over 10 years would be offset by more efficient care, EMRs and decreasing so called "fraud" was a joke from the beginning. So, as Obama exits next year and Obamacare gets fully implemented, hold on to your wallets. So far his $2000 saving/family has been a $5000 increase, not including higher deductibles, and will go up even further. If you think you are safe on medicare, NOT. Obamacare takes 550 billion from that program which already has financial problems, especially part B.
Remember, ACA had very little to do with health care reform and everything to do with being the largest tax increase and power grab by the federal government in our history. If they were serious about health care reform, the targets would have been pharmaceutical costs, tort reform, slashing regulation, and durable medical equipment costs---none of which were touched

Ok Doc, now you're really making me sick. I thought you were supposed to first do no harm.