Yes 30 million more people being covered and nothing spent for additional hospital beds, larger staffed ER's, more Doctors or Nurses. Just more IRS agents to make sure people have coverage.
I recall the days when our doctor could order a direct admit because he was going to treat the patient in the hospital. Now most people go via ambulance or get driven to ER which is understaffed, does not have enough beds and the patients must wait for a bed to open up, then they are treated by hospitalist who have no prior relationship with the patient. Somehow this does not appear to be progress despite hospital being golf cart accessible.
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