2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumACA long term effect, beyond healthcare.
It appears many of the 26 Republican lead states will not set up there exchanges and turn down the Medicare funds. This will mean 24 states will have the full coverage and the rest some variation. Now lets look a few years beyond 2014. Lets say the ACA is not overturned or weakened by congress. Will the citizens of the 26 states which are still having health care issues start to demand being full participants of the ACA? Will this mean a Democratic take over of politics in some of these states? Could this be the progressive wave we have been hoping for?
The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)dynasaw
(998 posts)will ultimately imperil their own people. The health and wealth gap between states that implant and those that don't will probably become increasingly more noticeable. Jus wonder at the plain stupidity of people living in the non-participating states not to understand how their ives are being put on the line.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)But, I think once we get beyond the "anger," most will fall in line because they are going to have to pay for the uninsured anyway. Might as well do it with a big does of federal money, rather than turning it over to counties.
As poster above said, detractors may well see the wisdom of this in the coming years. That will pay benefits and perhaps reduce the hatred toward government.
I did laugh hard watching my local white, bigoted congress"men" spitting and mumbling last night. Bunch of dumb asses pandering to their even more ignorant supporters.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)Individualism
(33 posts)if you want to see the pathway ACA is pathing its something like the Canadian or British system of healthcare, basically keep your body in shape and you will be fine and if you don't well free bacon for the people in shape.