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Originally Posted by eweissenbach
Most of those who have been vehemently opposed to the AHCA have no idea how the law will affect them or anyone else. Many of them oppose it simply because they see it as Obama's plan and they oppose him so strongly that they, like rush Limbaugh, want him, and anything he proposes to fail. As I have alleged all along, there will be beneficial repercussions, and there will be unforeseen consequences, as there are with any major legislation - think about how many times social security has been changed for example. It will likely be amended and tweaked many times as the real-life results become evident. It was changed and amended during the process by both parties as well as the "input" by special interests, so that the final law was and is almost impossible for most citizens to fully understand and digest. In fact, I would argue few experts really have a grasp on the totality of its impact.
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You are absolutely correct about everything in your post. When Medicare was introduced in 1965, many states refused to participate. That law has also been tweaked over the decades since passing, but one party is not interested in acting to improve the Affordable Care Act only voting 40 plus times to repeal it.
The Massachusetts Health Care Law, which the ACA was patterned after and which has been in effect for a number of years has an 87% approval rating, while it covers 90 plus % of the adult population and 100% of children. MA has some of the best health care in the country and few other states could match those coverage numbers.
Where is the healthcare plan from the opposing side? They have had ample opportunity to come up with their own plan since the ACA was signed in 2009.