The Affordable Care Act is a federal statute signed into law in 2010 that introduces a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s healthcare system. The act grants the federal government significant regulatory powers and price controls over U.S. medical service providers and insurance companies. The Act’s landmark provisions included an insurance mandate which prohibited insurers from denying coverage to individuals due to preexisting conditions and insurance requirements for individual children who did not have coverage via their families. The Act also required states to set up and main…
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@9PZ2HB51yr1Y
As long as their is no government overreach as long as it can co-exists with the current health care system and/or make it more competitive.
No, government sponsored health care should be handled by state governments
@9DGB99H2yrs2Y
Yes, but the law should be amended to include better consumer bargaining rights for negotiating prices and to include better access to preventative and holistic care.
@8C5N28J5yrs5Y
No, it increased premiums and reduced competition.
@B5B49GN5mos5MO
Yes, but we need to put physicians back in control of hospitals and reduce the non-healthcare provider administrative bloat. Or we just move to a single-payer system, at least in the state of NJ.
@B3YP3VK6mos6MO
No, and we should implement an optional single payer system and later transition to a mandatory single payer system after slowly abolishing private insurance.
@B3Y3ZHY6mos6MO
Yes, but we need to transition to market solutions where cost available to patients, patients save for there healthcare, and where patients get to choose among options and keep the funds that they save and roll over into retirement accounts to incentivize thrift.
@B3VMHS76mos6MO
No, I would support abolishing Obamacare in favor of a single payer universal health care system. Obamacare is widely ineffective.
@B3VLHPX6mos6MO
It should be limited to a 3-5 use and then you are off. It is not meant to live on the system forever. It is just to get you on your feet and move along
@B2DN2ZX8mos8MO
No, it is a handout to insurance companies that raised rates for many. Abolish insurance and institute single payer.
@9ZG9XC5Republican 10mos10MO
Medicare, insurance, Obamacare, all of it inflates false prices. The system needs a whole rewrite. Long lines don’t serve the American people and neither do long bills.
@9YB2JHL11mos11MO
Yes, let citizens have the coverage and rates available to them as federal politicians have available to them. The coverage and prices under the so called Affordable Care act are second rate.
@9XQRWK211mos11MO
The government should stop propping up the insurance industry. Switch to a dual system where both public and private medical care is available.
@9WSD8TGIndependent11mos11MO
Yes, some aspects were beneficial. There should be the ability for all income levels to get individual insurance coverage outside of their employment at a reasonable cost.
@9W8KX6811mos11MO
I do support healthcare protection as healthcare prices can get crazy expensive in America. However, I know close to nothing about this act as I have not looked in to it myself so I do not believe my opinion would be valid/credible.
@9W52D9VIndependent11mos11MO
Need to take the good portions of coverage from Obamacare and make it more fair for all Americans and decrease costs over time
No, we should have a single payer system so that it's directly taken out at a percentage of income so that everyone has affordable healthcare
@9TWP9FM12mos12MO
Health care is too expensive in this country. Obamacare is clearly not the solution. The middle class is drowning.
@9TPLGSY1yr1Y
If this was real health care i am for it. IT IS A TAX< IT IS A TAX. 2 huge problems with it. 1. you have to pay the first$2500 in medical bills. People that need this health care cannot afford that. 2. People lie about their income to get a bigger subsidy so there premiums are lower. When they do their taxes, they get a penalty and have to pay it back but why does it go to the government, let it go to lower premiums in general. It is not real healthcare and it should be fixed. If you need it fixed, I can do that.
@9SXBVRC1yr1Y
Yes, but I also believe the government should provide healthcare as a right, as well as private insurance
@JoeArthur 1yr1Y
Should restructure to make more effective and open markets so issuers can compete across state lines to reduce costs
@9MYXW7N1yr1Y
It’s better than before but we need to move to a market oriented fees for service model to reduce costs of healthcare.
@9KZQ58B2yrs2Y
There are many arguments that I agree with and disagree with regarding about this. My opinion is mixed.
@9KC3PB22yrs2Y
Yes, but a single payer system would be even better with the option of paying for private health insurance.
@9J9RWMJ2yrs2Y
Yes, but the government should provide a single payer option. One that would be optional to enroll it but would pay off insurers while retaining and competing with private insurance companies to lower costs.
@9GP83JY2yrs2Y
I've heard varying stances on Obamacare, good, bad, but I feel like a new system of affordable and trustworthy healthcare that actually pays for things should be established. Honestly the government has gotten really corrupt if healthcare and healing isn't available to everyone no matter social/ political status.
@9FQH6TH 2yrs2Y
Insurers should be allowed to compete across state lines, and the individual mandate should be turned into a tax credit
@9FJT7ZD2yrs2Y
Yes, I support the concept but I think the execution and logistics of Obamacare isn't productive.
@9FCRBZ72yrs2Y
Yes we should work towards having a universal healthcare system and making all medications that one needs so they don't die absolutely free. No one asks to be born with diabetes or with poor eyesight, glasses, insulin and many other things like those two examples should be made free or more affordable.
No, it's a half-measure and should be replaced with a socialized system.
@9F3VM9W2yrs2Y
As long as they are getting help and can afford it
@8XT9DFG4yrs4Y
No, we need Medicare For All. The ACA is too centrist.
@8MJYD8G5yrs5Y
Republicans and Democrats do not get along like they used to when Obama was the president they could have a great healthcare system but the republicans did not want to make a deal and now the same thing is happening with trump so in essance my answer would be yes
@8G6CGFD5yrs5Y
i don;t know to be honest i dont even know what obama care is
@9BNNPY72yrs2Y
Yes, healthcare should be focused on universal coverage and not universal healthcare
@973VW2VRepublican3yrs3Y
obama care did not help a lot of people with insurance
@96LZ8N53yrs3Y
It would be great if it worked but it never does
@966KNGP3yrs3Y
its cool but it like raises taxes and stuff which is kinda bad
@964XZW73yrs3Y
yes but it shouldnt be mandatory if someone dosnt want to.
@95ZN8963yrs3Y
I would need to gather more information on it before I can make a decision
@95WLRVHIndependent3yrs3Y
Abolish insurance all together
@95THRN5Progressive3yrs3Y
No, healthcare is a human right and should be 100% covered for all cases.
@95NR82S3yrs3Y
It should be free. Your income should not be directly correlated with your healthcare accessibility.
@9585W9D3yrs3Y
No. But only because it's horrendous and didn't work. It's a good sentiment done horribly. Maybe if we weren't so focused on destroying the middle-east... (mainly Afghanistan)
It is great for those individuals who have underlying conditions, and expense a lot in medical bills. On the other hand individuals whom are healthy should be able to chose a more suitable options on the private side with a lower monthly premium.
@944TWLF3yrs3Y
I support the thing that parents can keep kids on insurance but that’s it
@93Z53RY3yrs3Y
No, but all healthcare should be free
@93SBFHR3yrs3Y
No, and states should be in control of health care or adopt the senate plam
@93G7NVK3yrs3Y
No, insurance is a surrendered freedom to bid of third party donee beneficiaries and forces the asking-price. We should, however, tax employee benefits as we do other income.
@93FN47R3yrs3Y
Yes, implement single payer
Yes, and we should have Medicare For All funded by reducing administrative costs by 62.5%, prescription drug prices 70%, and stopping overpricing and no funding unnecessary procedures and treatments, as well as cutting hospital costs 30%.
@935VTJJ3yrs3Y
Yes, but reduce the governments control over the healthcare system.
@92X44T63yrs3Y
Yes, we should have Medicare For All funded by cost cutting
@92VF9N23yrs3Y
I don't have enough information to make an answer
Mandatory minimum should be eliminated
@925YWKQ3yrs3Y
Yes, but I support Medicare For All.
@9254T9R3yrs3Y
The government should not be involved in healthcare except for those who don’t have a job/homeless/poor.
@8ZYV564Libertarian3yrs3Y
Yes but allow insurers to compete across state lines and reduce costs
@8ZW6BFZ3yrs3Y
Healthcare shall be free for citizens. Ex: Canada
@8ZV2ZCW4yrs4Y
Yes, and Universal Health Care savings would raise 0.702 trillion because we’d reduce administrative costs 62.5%, Hospital costs 30%, and drug costs 70%.
Universal Health Care:The United States Government should spend all $52,000,000,000,000 of health spending in the coming decade. States should be required to spend what they currently spend on healthcare. Then, Medicare For All would lower costs to $47,000,000,000,000, and then eliminate wasteful spending, cut general costs, eliminate overcharging by cutting administrative costs by 5/8 and cutting hospital costs 30%, and cut prescription drug prices by 70%. This would cut spending to
$23,000,000,000,000, and since current federal and state spending would equal $30,000,000,000,000 it would… Read more
@8ZGPC2R4yrs4Y
Don’t got any view points
@8ZF5ZDH4yrs4Y
No, abolish Obamacare. Return to the Hill-Burton policy. Enact the World Health Platform.
@8ZF2MXWProgressive4yrs4Y
Insurance as a concept is unnecessary and only harms the general public. Obamacare does not fix the problem.
@8ZCKGRR4yrs4Y
No, we should have Medicare For all
@8Z9CP7T4yrs4Y
I think there should be base healthcare for all US citizens that covers only needed health services. If you want more to be covered you can pay for a private health care company.
@8Z89FFL4yrs4Y
I support the concept of ACA but not its current funding its very bureaucratic to benefit liberal states.
@8Z8662L4yrs4Y
No, replace it with the AHCA
@8Z4ZKV24yrs4Y
No, have a public option instead
@8Z45J4L4yrs4Y
Yes, and we should have Medicare For All that is funded through cutting administrative costs 62.5% which would happen under a single payer system, cutting hospital costs 30%, cutting prescription drug costs 70%, and deny wasteful (unnecessary spending, spending money when there is no chance of recovery, or getting checked for stuff when there is no chance you have it.)
@8Z3FMSB4yrs4Y
Yes, and we should have Medicare For All that is funded by cutting prescription drug costs 70%, Cutting administrative costs 62.5%, ending wasteful spending, and cutting hospital costs 30%.
@8Z3BWCQ4yrs4Y
Yes, but a non-mandatory single payer system would be even better
Yes, we need Medicare For All that completely covers everyone and pays what Medicare’s single payer program pays now. Eliminate wasteful health spending, cut administrative costs 25%, cut hospital costs 30%, and prescription drug costs 70% to fund it.
@8YTSGRW4yrs4Y
Yes, but we should have Medicare For All, and we need to fund it through cutting wasteful spending and ending overcharging.
@8YPKDLJ4yrs4Y
Yes, however with some reforms to reduces prices on health care based on the payers amount of wealth and injury/sickness.
@8YKPWLWIndependent4yrs4Y
depend if you need it or not
@8YH9KCZ4yrs4Y
Yes, but there should be larger government spending on healthcare to reach free healthcare
@8YGJ23C4yrs4Y
Yes, but this is a difficult question. On one hand, it is a great step in the right direction, but it also doesn’t go far enough since it doesn’t abolish private health insurance.
@8YBLYGW4yrs4Y
It was good on paper but poorly executed.
@8YBL5L34yrs4Y
I dont chose ethirer one
@8Y88MSH4yrs4Y
Yes, and we should have Medicare For All which should be funded by cutting health care prices in half and then using current health care costs to fund universal health care.
@8Y7N8JS4yrs4Y
Health care should be free to the U.S citizens that already pay taxes to live in a good home while being kept healthy.
Yes, but a mandatory single payer system would be better. It would cost 4.7 trillion dollars a year, but I would pass a regulation that cuts health and medical care costs by more than half, and then it would cost 2.35 trillion dollars, and 3 trillion dollars a year is currently spent.
@8Y5VMHTProgressive4yrs4Y
free healthcare is better
No, we should have Medicare For All that is funded by a regulation to cut medical care and health care costs in half, socialize health insurance and then use current Medicare, Medicaid, ACA, CHIP, TRICARE, and VHA funding.
No, we need Medicare For All which should be funded through passing a regulation that limits health care costs, socializing health insurance, and finally use IHS, Medicare, Medicaid, ACA, CHIP, TRICARE, and VHA funding.
@8XWSBMB4yrs4Y
@8XVYR7B4yrs4Y
Neither, I support free healthcare but the plan needs to be reworked
Yes, but only as a step in the right direction before we input Medicare For All. Keeping the system like this without a single payer system is unsustainable.
@8XSS5464yrs4Y
No, The Government should strongly limit it's role in healthcare aside from Medicare and Medicaid
@8XRKFQC4yrs4Y
Insurance companies should not exist for healthcare should be treated like the human right that it is
No, we need Medicare For All.
No, we need to have Medicare For All.
@8XNFNZN4yrs4Y
No, we need Medicare For All, even though the ACA is a step in the right direction.
@8XMHWLWIndependent4yrs4Y
Yes, I do believe it should be an option but purchasers should be aware of other better options.
@8X88VJL4yrs4Y
No, we need Medicare for all instead.
@8X3RV3T4yrs4Y
Not saying if I agree or disagree, but people should be able to have a chance to earn money and have retirement money, they shouldn't just get it from other hard-working Americans just because they need it.
@8X3N5824yrs4Y
No because health care should be free
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