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Originally Posted by AmeliaG
[T]his is not true. While Americans are getting all mad at each other, our access to healthcare is decreasing and rising in cost.
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My insurance renewal just came in the mail today -- it's through the ''Obamacare'' exchange. (High risk pool.)
11.38% increase. So, I don't see the effective cost control. Shadowstats shows a 4% to 6% inflation rate and not the 2% rate the government stats show. That said, the medical inflation rate is 2 times the Shadowstats rate and 5 times the official rate.
I think what is happening here is that Medicare and Medicaid are paying less than what services cost and private payers (the insured) are being made to pay the difference. So it's a lose-lose for the consumer: Higher taxes or higher insurance costs. The middleman (insurers) are guaranteed a profit -- they can't lose.