In These Eight Midterms Races, Health and Medicine Are Front and Center (statnews.com)

An anonymous reader shares a report: In Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah, voters will directly decide whether their states should expand their Medicaid programs. In Wisconsin, they could elect a candidate for governor who has pledged to sharply curtail drug prices. And across the country, Democratic congressional candidates are running on platforms highlighting their support for protecting insurance coverage for those with pre-existing conditions and lowering drug prices. Health care is on the ballot across the country, with issues ranging from medical marijuana to abortion rights to insurance coverage dominating the conversation.

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And I thought Obamacare FIXED healthcare?!?!?

[Anonymous Coward]

Wait, wut?

Didn't Obamacare fix healthcare?

You CAN'T keep your doctor?

You CAN'T keep your insurance plan?

Weren't premiums supposed to go DOWN???

Sooo, we're supposed to give the clowns that pawned Obamacare off on us ANOTHER chance?

Re:And I thought Obamacare FIXED healthcare?!?!?

[ShanghaiBill]

Weren't premiums supposed to go DOWN???

No. Obamacare was always about the rich/healthy subsidizing the poor/sick. Nobody ever said that everyone's premiums would go down.

Sooo, we're supposed to give the clowns that pawned Obamacare off on us ANOTHER chance?

No. Obamacare is a federal program. All the programs in TFA are happening at the state and local level.

Re:And I thought Obamacare FIXED healthcare?!?!?

[El Cubano]

GOP has been gradually sabotaging it via various SCOTUS rulings; removing the mandate, which makes it more expensive for seniors and those with pre-existing conditions (Legislative branch); and intentionally mis-managing the implementation and oversight of it (Executive branch).

The Democrats have had no issue, however, using the courts to try to "sabotage" the Trump administration. So, I guess the takeaway is is perfectly OK for Democrats to do it when Republicans are in power, but when the roles are reversed it is an abuse of power.

Also, as it happens, the Republicans were not all that successful in the SCOTUS. The court upheld the ACA, using some rather tortured logic that boiled down to, "we get what Congress meant to say and even though the law doesn't say that, we are going to pretend that it does".

Obama has often said that if someone presents a better plan than ACA tied to real numbers, not just talking points, he would back it. One should have realistic alternatives before complaining.

It was kind of unfair of Obama to rely on fake numbers and talking points and then insist that challengers use real numbers and no talking points. Seems like he did not really want anyone to challenge him.

GOP can promise flying cars that get 200 mph and cost only 3 grand. The hard part is delivering a blue-print that doesn't violate physics and math.

Right. And Obamacare was billed as more better quality healthcare for more people that costs less. Anybody who has taken project management 101 knows you don't get all three sides of the triangle.

Re:And I thought Obamacare FIXED healthcare?!?!?

[ShanghaiBill]

Care to comment?

No.

Before Obamacare

[Zorro]

I had better care and WAY less expenses.

This was a good I dea for who exactly?

Healthcare used to be affordable

[ASCIIxTended]

My health insurance went up 1600% thanks to Obama. That is not an exaggeration - 1600%. My coverage is crap now too, with much higher deductibles, so basically nearly anything I need ends up being paid out of pocket now. I also had to change insurance companies 6 TIMES because my old ones quit offering plans. My health savings account is gone - those are not compatible with socialist medical coverage. Where I live there is ONE insurance provider, when I used to be able to pick from dozens. NO, I did NOT get to keep my doctor - that was a lie.