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Originally Posted by Robbie Really? ...[B]ut...I could have sworn this was supposed to make sure that everybody was insured. Everybody. And it was gonna reduce our premiums by $2,500 a year from what we were paying in 2009. And you can keep your doctor. And the writing of the law will be televised "live" on CSPAN. And it won't cost the govt. "one thin dime". And...you get the picture. lol ... ...Remember? Nobody should have to lose everything because of a catastrophic illness? Yet, here it is happening. How can that be? I thought that Obama Care had solved all of this?

As I recall the projection was to cover most of the currently uninsured at that time -- some 16 million have been insured with Obamacare however (see 5.)

I hasn't -- mine have remained stable by my increasing deductibles -- others have seen increases. That's partially my fault as I was uninsurable for reason of preeexisting medial conditions -- in that respect I am a net beneficiary of the Obamacare legislation. I apologize

I was able to -- my doctors and specialists were approved by my insurer (in network) and I pay more -- I chose a more expensive insurer that would do this. There were lesser cost HMO hospital networks that may not have allowed my personal physicians.

False -- It didn't happen

False. It does cost ''governments'' federal and state. But where do you want your tax dollars spent on better health or better bombs? Now we are spending on both so where are the priorities?

The increased medicaid eligibility is the net increased cost and that is a subsidy to low wage employers -- the welfare clients already were getting Medicaid -- the working poor didn't. I don't see how we can deny people that struggle to work at low paying jobs decent medical care at least they are making an effort-- welfare clients, for the most part, contribute nothing to society.

Nobody that bought in to the Obamacare. If you chose to not participate why should you benefit?