The GOP removed the mandate along partisan lines and so now they can fix the healthcare system they sabotaged along party lines. Afterall, they hypocritically whined that the Dems built ACA along partisan lines. If the GOP can do it with one fewer Senate seat than they had, then all the power to them.
As for the ideological, "I don't wanna pay for those who don't take care of themselves", you are lying to yourself if you think ACA has anything to do with it. You will pay for it one way or another. Higher premiums, higher taxes, higher healthcare prices, etc. you will pay for it. ACA at least tried to control the costs by seeing to it that people were seen earlier or even got preventive care. Now people will just wait until it is an emergency and the hospital has to treat them. Your ideology makes you naive.
??? LOL yes, my ideology is just that my opinion, I would not want to be responsible for those that are not responsible for themselves BY CHOICE .
Secondly, ACA did what? IN what way..... The basics of ACA that I understand, and please educate me.
1) Removal of Prior Condition Exclusion
2) Tier Systems and minimum Healthcare requirement tier
3) If no Health Care purchase, Penalty on tax filing
The Removal of Prior conditions, undermined the WHOLE System. Again Risk based Insurance system NOT universal. You cannot just add something into a program that doesnt fit. The Prior Condition clause was to maintain continuity of the program THIS IS HOW A risk base system works...... This is how premiums were ALWAYS valued and collected. Once you changed this, YOU CHANGED THE WAY premiums HAVE TO BE valued and collected. YOU CANNOT substantiate the premiums vs cost. So this was an utter fail. SURE Morally this looks great but at what expense the collapse of a system that could NOT financially support it.
Tier system, if there was a tier, whats the points? You allow people to choose what coverage and what deductible, BUT it still all comes out when they need to receive medical care... sure you limit what.... but like you stated... they choose no insurance or the lowest plan. walk into the ER anyways... and are mandated to receive coverage.... PRETTY STUPID RIGHT? Sure you wont receive the same medical Care as a platinum tier.... but you will still receive the life saving care at the expense of the taxpayer.... WHAT IS THE POINT?
The Penalty was a way to subsidies the premium THIS IS GONE....as it was a bandaid.
Anyways, when you say people seen earlier or preventive care..... no people are reactive NOT pro active. We have a Program in my state that is PROACTIVE. I was under the impression it was Assistance/Foodstamps... BUT I was wrong. IT is for women and children... where you for an interview with both mother and child. discuss nutrition and food options and you receive vouchers for approved food. That you/child should be consuming for better health and health maintenance. THIS is preventive care.
ACA was not preventive care it was a moral care at the expensive of the whole system. IT is collapsing. in 2012 when became a 1099 my premium was $249 annually, Currently after 6 years its $541. I am in the same health condition, NO health issues...just your normal cough and cold once in a while. $2988 to $6492. $3504, increase this is not say it was not slowly increase each year... but my health has not changed. I have paid into the system yet I have seen a 217% increase in premium?
Naive? No... realistic? Yes.... can I see the writing on the wall? Yes.... can I accept reality that Health Care is not a right...... can I accept that health care is partial preventable by the consumer, YES.... Its like "JackAss" They make a movie to make money.... and do stupid dangerous things..... for what benefit.... to make money without regards to health and safety. Why because they have a doctor to fall back on. Thats a crutch.... Not reality...
People want governement health care mandates as a crutch.... so they dont have to live responsibly.