LA Times - "So you think Obamacare is a disaster? Here's how California is proving you wrong"

[TomCADem]

It is not often reported in the news, but in those States that have actually attempted to implement the ACA, rather than trying to sabotage, it actually works quite well. The big key is the choice by California state officials who, unlike many states, used the health law to expand the Medicaid safety net and build a marketplace that put stringent requirements on insurance companies. Many other states simply refused to expand Medicaid despite the federal incentives for doing so.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-obamacare-california-model-20161007-snap-story.html

Even as turmoil in insurance markets nationwide fuels renewed election-year attacks on the Affordable Care Act, California is emerging as a clear illustration of what the law can achieve.

The state has recorded some of the nation’s most dramatic gains in health coverage since 2013 while building a competitive insurance marketplace that offers consumers enhanced protections from high medical bills.

Californians, unlike people in many states, have many insurance choices. That means that even with rising premiums, the vast majority of consumers should be able to find a plan that costs them, at most, 5% more than they are paying this year.

And all health plans being sold in the state will cap how much patients must pay for prescriptions every month and for many doctor visits.

[central scrutinizer]

1. Without the ACA

We would be facing bankruptcy and homelessness right now.

[BlueCaliDem]

2. Clearly, for any beneficial Fed program to work well, States need to have a Dem Gov and Dem

legislature. Otherwise, it's just sabotaging, sabotaging, sabotaging all the time - and then blame the results of Repub sabotage on Democrats.

I always say...Gov't works well, just as long as Republicans aren't in control. We've seen proof of that year in, year out. Now, when will the rest of the country wake up and smell the R-Rats and give them the boot?

[narnian60]

4. Well said.

[BlueCaliDem]

5. Thank you, narnian.

[MattP]

3. The Democrats need to say the ACA is working well when local government wants it to work

Vote in people that hate Obamacare and they will make sure it doesn't work

[Hekate]

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