I'm self employed. For the decade prior to Obamacare my premiums went up probably 25% per year on average for crappy coverage (15K deductible) and it ended up that the premium was almost as much as our mortgage payment-for a couple with excellent health, no issues.
Obamacare aka Romneycare is one of the best things that ever happened to us. Perhaps the difference is in my state the state government is actually trying to implement it rather than actively resisting and sabotaging it, like in so many red states.
I have yet to hear any concrete proposal for the replace part of the repeal and replace mantra that is worth jack shit.
I've said it before and will say it again-the government should eliminate overnight the payroll deduction for medical insurance so it no longer makes sense for employers to provide it. When everyone is getting hurt we will get some real reform. Right now it's pitting the haves versus the have-nots.[
Corporate brainwashing is strong here, first eliminate good paying jobs that provided healthcare now brainwash the people to believe the ones that are left looking out for their employees are evil.
We actually had the model for the best health plan policy for healthcare in this country and Hillary Clinton referred to it back in the early 90's when she was pushing her health plan it was called the "Rochester miracle" in Rochester NY,
Big companies like Kodak would let small companies pool their resources together with them this way someone working at the local deli could have good health coverage like the person working at Kodak,
also the medical, government & insurance companies as well as the businesses would work together to contain COSTS while provided the best health care coverage to as many as possible,
but that all required cooperation and keeping businesses in America, two no no's for the greedy 1%
(especially in the insurance and pharmaceutical companies) who had the attitude "I got mine, screw the rest of you"