Obamacare? what are your thoughts

The ACA was under consideration for a YEAR ... anyone who wanted to read it, could. You don't get to complain that you "didn't have time" to do so.

This faux conservative lie is right up there with death panels.

I read it. All 50 billion pages of it. (Hyperbole, but that sucker was long) I find it important to be informed, so I do my own research.

I read it. All 50 billion pages of it. (Hyperbole, but that sucker was long) I find it important to be informed, so I do my own research.

yes, many of us have read it cover to cover. some of our legislative "leaders" are intentionally obtuse and seek ignorance on the subject...

We were fed a number of lies by a very corrupt administration with Obamacare forced upon us (we didn't ask for it; if we did, it would have been bipartisan). For those who want to believe in lies or to lie, yes, the republicans offered many alternatives -- all of which were blocked by Harry Reid and the democrats.

And those alternatives were?

Good day:

All we have been fed by our corrupt administration are lies:

* If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor PERIOD.

* If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan PERIOD.

* Families will SAVE $2,500 per year PERIOD.

We've also been told ER visits will go down (another lie), all pre-existing conditions will be covered (another lie), and so on.

Thank you.

Good day:

All we have been fed by our corrupt administration are lies:

* If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor PERIOD.

* If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan PERIOD.

* Families will SAVE $2,500 per year PERIOD.

We've also been told ER visits will go down (another lie), all pre-existing conditions will be covered (another lie), and so on.

goes over Obamacare in simple terms. If you want a laugh about this serious problem with our government, see

Thank you.

we are well aware of the nay saying...that part is easy. where and what are the alternative ideas for reform? please list them. try something different than the republican leadership, try giving us an idea of what you would propose rather than simply criticizing everything. surely you understand how tiresome it is becoming after listening to it drone on and on for years now.

what are the alternatives offered by the nay sayers?

and to those of you who are unaware of ANY benefit of the ACA, I would challenge you to maybe look just a little bit more closely to things that are published outside of your partisan political bubble. the information is available, you just have to WANT to read and comprehend.

I just want to say there are Obamacare success stories. I unexpectedly became unemployed and cobra coverage was way more than my unemployment. I carry insurance for my family. It was easy to sign up for, they are very helpful, and the insurance is terrific. My daughter became ill, so we actually have used it. This coverage is better than I had through my employer, even though it is through the same insurance company.

With Obamacare, I was able to buy insurance for my kids for $60 per month. Adding them to my employer's plan would cost $200 per month.

Service has been hit or miss. The first time we tried to sign up, by phone, the rep said we couldn't enroll the kids without SS numbers. It took a lot of calls to straighten out the kinks.

I also carry my family's insurance. Since I've had to drop to part-time, Hubby and I may be signing up for Obamacare ourselves. We don't qualify for any subsidies, so we won't save any money for our own coverage, but we can keep the kids on their plan.

An aspect of the ACA that I find interesting is outcomes and the noncompliant patient. We have all seen patients who are their own worst enemy. The lady with COPD and O2 who smokes two packs of cigarettes daily, and is hospitalized four times yearly with Pnuemonia and COPD exacerbations, numerous bouts of abx therapy for respiratory problems. She just keeps getting sicker. There will not be a good outcome. How will doctors, home care providers, and hospitals manage these patients? Will doctors "fire" the noncompliant patient? The ACA has opened up some interesting ethical and philosophical dilemmas.

An aspect of the ACA that I find interesting is outcomes and the noncompliant patient. We have all seen patients who are their own worst enemy. The lady with COPD and O2 who smokes two packs of cigarettes daily, and is hospitalized four times yearly with Pnuemonia and COPD exacerbations, numerous bouts of abx therapy for respiratory problems. She just keeps getting sicker. There will not be a good outcome. How will doctors, home care providers, and hospitals manage these patients? Will doctors "fire" the noncompliant patient? The ACA has opened up some interesting ethical and philosophical dilemmas.

I don't see these issues as new or in any way related to the ACA.

Noncompliance has been an ethical issue in medicine and nursing forever.

Good day:

Food for thought -

Thank you.

My understanding is that now reimbursement is tied to outcomes. If the patient is re-hospitalized for the same condition, the hospital doesn't get paid. If the Medicare home care patient does not have good outcomes, they do not receive full payment for services. The difference between the problem of providing care to noncompliant patients, is that now providers will not receive payment unless the patient has a good outcome.