TerryMathews
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- Oct 9, 1999
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EK I understand that. What you're trying to overlook though is that healthcare is far more expensive than $75 and is not optional unless you have a death wish or are looking forward to bankruptcy.
Examples:
Broken foot, compound fracture, 2 days in the hospital with surgery, $40,000
Broken leg, 4 days in the hospital with surgery, $100,000
MRI $5000
Sprained Ankle: $1600
Cancer treatment: Hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Not going to doctor:
Breast Cancer: Death
Colon Cancer: Death
Prostate Cancer: Death
Nobody should be "gambling" with their health. Everyone needs healthcare. The above examples are things I have direct experience with. I don't know what percentage of Americans can afford those bills without insurance but it's not going to be many.
The moment Americans realize that your health is super important the moment we'll probably go to single payer and start funneling people into free clinics for preventative care. Until then though we have the ACA.
The problem isn't the ACA. It's the waste in our healthcare system that is still not being addressed.
I agree with you right up until the end. ACA is part of the problem because instead of addressing those issues you allude to, ACA actually expands the scope of them by forcing more people into the system.