Before I delve into this, let me point out up-front that I
honestly believe most Americans want those who don’t have health care to be
able to acquire it. With that said, the marketing for the Affordable Care Act
(ACA) was inadequately promoted.
It’s always easier to Monday morning quarterback, all of us
are better informed to analyze anything after what it is we’re analyzing have
launched. In my opinion the Administration should have promoted the ACA on the
premise as follows:
“This bill is for the
over forty million Americans without Health Care, our goal is to fix that. By
voting for this bill these people will no longer have to go to the emergency
room for a common cold. Those of us who are already covered will probably see a
slight increase in our premiums, but in the long run health care coverage will
be lower for all of us. We will no longer have to pay for an emergency room
visit for those who don’t have health care coverage; just for those reasons
alone, the ACA is a good bill.” Like I said, hindsight is always easier to
scrutinize.
If the ACA fixes in regards to the enrollment website and
other problems people encountered during the roll-out that the President
promised to be fixed by November 30th are mostly small fixes,
Democrats will pay a political price. What the price will be who knows? What I
do know, if people vote for Republicans because of the debacle of the ACA and
things go back to status quo; we all will continue to pay higher prices for
health care, because we are subsidizing those who can’t afford it. However,
it’s hard for me to envision clear thinking Americans voting for Republicans
knowing they’re getting nothing in return for their vote.
If the ACA fixes in regards to the enrollment website and
other problems people encountered during the roll-out that the President
promised to be fixed by November 30th are fixes people can vividly
see that are vastly improved; the Administration should stay on track and push
to allow the ACA law to morph into perfection.
The latter would be a win for all Americans, including the
haters.
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