I am an avid listener of talk radio. There are two stations in the Baton Rouge area, NPR 89.3 FM and Talk 107.3 FM that I listen to primarily. Both stations have covered Obamacare "The Affordable Care Act" on their stations with listener call ins on how it has affecteed them.
The majority of listeners that I have heard deplore Obamacare. Some have said that it has devastated their budgets while a minority have said it offered them an opportunity to gain access to insurance they would not have had otherwise.
Personally, it has increased the cost of my insurance. I work for a large (+10,000 employee) company. The company has effectively raised my insurance by requiring an access fee for my spouse. Gone are the days when YOU could decide what is best for you and your family. In is the government knows best and we the people have no say in the matter. So, I side with the majority of listeners that state Obamacare is bad, VERY BAD.
Now don't get me wrong. There are some aspects of the ACA that I like. For instance, my daughter is able to be covered under my insurance. Without ACA she would have been forced onto Medicaid if she qualified. Yes it does provide insurance for those that could not otherwise obtain. However, overall there are and have been alternate options for those that did not qualify.
There has been Medicaid, the state run federally funded option. This of course is wrought with its own downfalls and could be a whole other story to tell. Paying an increased premium, not always affordable. Or no insurance at all.
What I want to leave saying about all of this is that Obamacare should be repealed and let the people decide how best to cover themselves. Yes, some will not be able to get insurance, but Medicaid could have been expanded to include those that were uninsured due to chronic illness but don't force this on the middle class which pays the majority of the taxes.
