On 4/30/2018 9:27 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 18:17:56 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
> wrote:

>> The takeaway from this is not that people are paying more money. It is that over 20 million more people are now able to get health insurance coverage. That ain't nothing to sneeze at.
>>
>> The insurance companies cannot legally deny you coverage or charge you more for preexisting conditions. Of course, that means you're going to have to subsidize their treatment. This is bad news for most people but it means that sick people will have a better chance of surviving an awful disease or condition. A society that doesn't throw people under the bus is a more valuable society. That's what I believe anyway...
>
> Sounds very good and humane, yet everybody's complaining.
>

As described, it sounds wonderful. Some people are paying much more for
poor coverage. some cannot go to the doctor they had for years, etc.
If you cannot afford to buy insurance you get a $700 penalty. Far from
perfect.