Obamacare improved key health-care measurements for millions of Americans, reversing a troubling trend, a new study strongly suggests.
The study found marked gains in the number of people with insurance—as other research has repeatedly confirmed—as well as improved access to doctors and medications, affordable health care and good health status after implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
But the research published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association also noted that the the gains in health coverage and access to care for low-income adults were particularly striking in states that expanded their Medicaid programs under the ACA to include more poor people.
The improvements nationwide came after all six measures used in the study "showed worsening trends in the 2012-13 period, particularly between March 2013 and September 2013," according to the study, which looked at the experiences of about 500,000 adults age 18 to 64.
All but one of those measures—days limited by poor health—improved significantly after Obamacare plans went on sale on government-run exchanges in October 2013...
Well so much for the GOP talking points of 2010 and 2012.
I guess in 2016 they will have to focus on Hillary Clinton's e-mails, defunding Planned Parenthood, and arguing that the Iran nuclear deal is going to lead to World War 3.
And trust me I am not being facetious, they will indeed focus on all three of those, and they are just as full of shit as the claim that Obamacare would make health care worse in this country.
Do you mean side effects in the title instead of side defects?
ReplyDeleteIt's such a profound change in our society when you watch a movie or TV show from just a few years ago, where some of the motivation of the characters are that they can't afford going to a doctor, going to a hospital, don't get benefits, have to quit their jobs to take care of a sick relative --- story lines that will have to change radically nowadays.
ReplyDeleteAnd our own brains will have to be re-wired to understand what it's like not to be afraid of how expensive and prohibitive getting health care is. We are a new nation.
Side "defects"?
ReplyDeleteI hope you mean side effects.
ReplyDeleteBENGHAZI!!!!
ReplyDelete(and the Whitewater real estate scandal, also too...)
If for no other reason, the ACA is worth it because individuals with pre-existing or chronic conditions cannot be refused insurance or dropped. Sure, its costly, but nowhere near the cost of people who lose everything to maintain coverage or go broke paying out of pocket.
ReplyDeleteIf we truly believe in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, then would should also believe a healthy population benefits the nation.
The idea of a free market competing to provide the best and most effective health insurance plans sounds great, but
companies collude. A for profit health insurance company would not allow pre-existing conditions and have no lifetime caps.
The ACA may not be perfect, but it is necessary.
A lot of people have seen the benefits for themselves and their friends and families. Just knowing you can't be denied nor put in a high risk category for a pre existing condition takes a lot of unneeded anxiety, having preventive care measures at your disposal, and having your college age kids covered under your plan are but a few reasons it's working well.
ReplyDeleteAdd Benhazi to the poutrage on the GOP's list.There's a movie coming out rife with non truths and conspiracies. I have to question the timing and true intent, but it'll keep Benghazi front and center.