Healthcare is a large percentage of the economy.
Insurance companies have been are making a profit, by creating escape clauses to limit actual services paid for.
This is why middle class health insurance premiums have gone up, a lot, because many policy exclusions were eliminated by the ACA, so the real cost of real health insurance is coming out.
"Health spending in 2013 accounted for 17.4 percent of GDP. But by 2024, it is projected to make up 19.6 percent of GDP.
The forecast expects that spending from 2016 to 2018 will be grow by an average of 5.3 percent, but will speed up in following years, to 6.2 percent annually through 2024. The increase in later years is attributed to expected stronger economic growth, which usually is followed by increased use of health-care goods and services."
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/28/1-of-every-5-spent-in-us-will-be-on-health-care.html
Trump complains about terrorist attacks but many attacks are perpetrated by individuals who have serious mental problems. So it is stupid for Trump to reduce Mental Health benefits in his ACA reform.
"House GOP leaders have agreed to change an Obamacare provision that guarantees all health insurers cover services such as maternity, mental health and prescription drugs.The dramatic shift would strike a blow at the heart of Obamacare, even while the GOP legislation says it protects coverage for pre-existing conditions."
Essential Health Benefits and why they matter - CNNPolitics.com
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