Obamacare

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Don't worry Chris, the Brit government allow anyone and everyone to access the NHS for free.

We (the Brit tax payer) will always be here to help a friend in need.

The elderly have paid into it when working. They pay while retired. It is not free by any means. My father paid close to $25k per year in medications. This was with a top of the line plan. These folks are now getting confusing letters from their current insurance carriers. Getting dropped. Doctors are telling some that he/she can not see them any longer. Then they provide a list of doctors they can see. Do the elderly really deserve this? In the long run the elderly might be better off under the ACA but the introduction and implementation of the ACA has been nothing short of horrid. Many are confused. For some this is stressful.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The elderly have paid into it when working. They pay while retired. It is not free by any means. My father paid close to $25k per year in medications. This was with a top of the line plan. These folks are now getting confusing letters from their current insurance carriers. Getting dropped. Doctors are telling some that he/she can not see them any longer. Then they provide a list of doctors they can see. Do the elderly really deserve this? In the long run the elderly might be better off under the ACA but the introduction and implementation of the ACA has been nothing short of horrid. Many are confused. For some this is stressful.

I do understand, so come over to the UK....would make a pleasant change to care for friends, family and allies instead of what we are becoming increasingly accustomed to.

Really, it's not that complicated and the portrait you just painted is grossly inaccurate and unfair.

It is complicated and the portrait is accurate.
But hey I will give you a chance since you know this legislation perfectly.
Can you give a brief rundown on funding allocations and exemptions for the DSH program, can you give a brief summary of the methodology and sliding scale plus method of distribution which is aiming to reduce those payments, and of course the timeframe set for the planned reduction?

then we will be stuck with some NHS like debacle.

Is that the NHS which despite its faults and the foolish tory ideological driven meddling still gives better results for less money than the US system?
Or is that the infamous NHS which Stephen Hawking would have died in if he had used it?

Are you that blinded by your ideology to see this?

What ideology young man?