It was made part of President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, also known as Obamacare.
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But when it comes to the cost of health care, 27% said repealing the law would make things better, while 28% felt they would have to pay more.
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In addition to fighting ObamaCare repeal, the rallies and much of the Democratic messaging is also focused on potential Republican cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.
Flanked by those signs and a big group of supporters, Valazquez told the crowd “I’m ready, I’m fired up, we’re gonna fight!”
Members of New York’s Congressional delegation joined healthcare providers and advocacy groups at a rally Saturday opposing Republican efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.
But that turned out not to be true for many people who got their coverage in the individual insurance market instead of through their employer.
“This is where I can cross the aisle and agree with someone like (Kentucky GOP Sen.) Rand Paul, who said we need to think through what we are doing here”.
The uninsured rate in Arkansas has fallen by 46% since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted in 2010, translating into 234,000 Arkansans gaining coverage. Though nobody is sure what specific actions Congress may take, those bills will act as placeholders that can be amended, Thomas said. Legislature Majority Leader Joseph Lorigo, who chairs the Finance and Management Committee, says he doesn’t think the ACA has had a “net positive” effect on the county budget.
Now that Republicans have control of both houses of Congress, the fever to repeal the ACA is high.
But what the DHHS and Obama do not explain is that of that total, about 18 million gained insurance through expansion of the Medicaid program.
Even those who support repeal differ on the timing.
Republicans call it socialism, but the mandate is key to funding health insurance in today’s complex world of expensive but life-saving medical care.
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The recent election doesn’t change the goal, which is to make America’s medical system work better and more humanely for everyone. The jobs lost would occur in all 50 US states and rise to “nearly 3 million positions in health care and other sectors” including real estate, construction, finance and insurance by the year 2021.
