We need to fix the ACA. (Obamacare)

[kentuck]

Perhaps Hillary should comment on it? She can fix it. Trump will do away with it and there will not be a replacement. He will make matters much worse for those without any insurance at all.

The only solution seems to be to give each person a choice. They can either stick with their employer's plan or they can purchase a Medicare for All plan that has one low set charge for everyone that wants to be covered.

Some people may be very happy with the ACA as it is and can keep what they have if they wish?

There is no argument but that it needs to be fixed. However, it does not need to be destroyed. That is what the Republicans would do.

They should work together to fix it.

[unblock]

1. we need to control both houses of congress. republicans have gone scorched earth on the aca.

there are many ways to fix it, but republicans aren't interested at all. they want it to fail, and they're happy to make their own constituents suffer if need be.

[still_one]

6. Exactly. First thing first. Even if we were only able to change the direction of the Supreme Court

that in itself would be a huge step

[Buckeye_Democrat]

2. Agreed.

I'm curious how much effect the aging baby boomers have contributed -- i.e., supply and demand forces, when demand is very high.

I also think universal healthcare from other countries should be examined. I liked how Germany handled it, although I can't recall all of the details anymore. I think they basically taxed everyone 8% of their income there. That means wealthy people pay more into the system than they'll likely ever get in return -- which is probably a major 'no-no' for many Republicans and others in this country.

[moman]

3. Health Savings Accounts

That's the Republican answer.

Of course if you don't have any money to "save" after paying your bills and feeding yourself and your family?

Well,too damn bad.

[Moostache]

5. Single Payer (Medicare For All) is the only real, long term solution.

Anything else is a farce or a band-aid approach that will ultimately end up right back at square one in a few years' time.
Profits cannot be protected at the same time care is apportioned to those in need of it.

This is a simple equation and always has been:

Health Care = A) Human Right or B) Privilege / Profit Center.

Health insurance on a for-profit basis is an inherent evil, much like for-profit prisons and charter schools.
There are people whose sole function in life is to syphon off money between patients and doctors to lavish on executive compensation and "profits" instead of allocating the money to actual "care".

This is not that hard if one's eyes are on a solution instead of firmly ensconced in one's rectum admiring the view...
Give me the power to design a single-payer system that covers EVERY American citizen and grants the government the power to negotiate prices on procedures and medications, and I can solve this in about 90 days, forever.

These evil bastards preventing the USA from joining the rest of the civilized world in 21st century health care delivery can all rot in hell for all I care, but it pisses me off because I am one of the uninsurables if I were unemployed for any length of time. I beat cancer nearly a decade ago, but as I approach 50, my chances of buying a policy on the "open market" that was worth anything more than toilet paper is ZERO.

To those who support the status quo and have no qualms with placing a price tag on human life, you are inhuman monsters worthy of scorn and ridicule and hopefully your own date with mortality and despair.

[CentralMass]

7. It is the cost that needs to addressed.

http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/080615/6-reasons-healthcare-so-expensive-us.asp

[Ilsa]

8. Yep. Until we get those costs, and the cost

of educating doctors, nurses, auxillary services, etc under control, bandaids on the ACA will fall off.

[OKNancy]

9. I'm in one of the states with huge increases. Oklahoma

Odd though. I went to the preview site and checked. For the same plan that I had the premium went way up. (425.00 to $932 )
But the deductible went down from 6500, to 5000, and the subsidy is up. ( that might be because I put in a lower income)

I'm wondering if I can adjust my expected income down even more since I will only need the insurance for 10 months ( turning 65 in November)

[fleabiscuit]

11. The ACA helps shield buyers from increases by adjusting the subsidy up when costs increase. nt

[davepc]

13. I think Senator Sanders has a pretty good plan.

[Gary S]

14. We need to fix the ACA

#1 fix: Fund the "risk corridor" obligations.
#2 fix: drop the House Republicans' law suit challenging the Cost Sharing Reduction subsidies