It did turn out to be a big improvement on the pre-Obamacare system, in terms of public health outcomes as well as slowing overall healthcare cost growth rates.
Prove it.
It did turn out to be a big improvement on the pre-Obamacare system, in terms of public health outcomes as well as slowing overall healthcare cost growth rates.
We went from being one of the longest-lived wealthy nations, to having only the 49th-best life expectancy in the world: https://web.archive.org/web/2010031...ns/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2102rank.html Then, with Obamacare, the trend reversed. Not only did we stop our long fall down the rankings, but we actually improved -- passing by some other wealthy nations like Denmark and Portugal: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2102rank.html
So you say.
Let's see this data.
Name these "conservative DEMOCRATS" who supposedly objected to Obamacare.
Prove it.
According to surveys?
See the links I provided above, in terms of the US going from moving down the life expectancy rankings to moving back up them.
No. According to actuarial tables compiled using actual death data.
I don't recall thanking you.
Is this data representative of reality?
Yes.
I see the links. What I don't see is any independent, unbiased validation of the data.
Cite these "actuarial tables compiled using actual death data."
Prove it.
No, and you'll never see that.
I just did. Reread.
Done.
That video is a tad disingenuous. In the UK many companies provide private medical insurance as a company perk. There are several companies doing this including AXA PPP, BUPA, WPA and Aviva.
Do folks with private insurance jump to the head of the line?
No, and here's an example. A couple of centuries ago, before the state started meddling in firefighting, there were private firefighting companies which people paid into. If the house next door to yours caught fire and the owner wasn't covered, they wouldn't tackle that. Why should they? They waited until your house caught fire. That's a reductio ad absurdum of your "I'm alright Jack" doctrine, but it actually happened.
The question is not whether the state should be involved in policing, firefighting, or healthcare, it's HOW MUCH. We can disagree about that. But don't confuse the issue by calling it Socialism. To anyone whose wits haven't been addled by exposure to the American doctrinaire Right, it's common sense.