{"id":3026,"date":"2014-03-27T10:09:55","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T14:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=3026"},"modified":"2014-03-27T10:18:41","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T14:18:41","slug":"yes-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=3026","title":{"rendered":"yes & no"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"1374034516_8619_affordable<\/a>For years I\u2019ve wrestled with Obamacare.\u00a0 Call it Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act, the \u201chealthcare security act\u201d \u2014 each of which I\u2019ve heard a person utilize when it\u2019s most politically expedient.\u00a0 When the bill was perceived popular, some made certain to name it after the President; others were resolute in avoiding any name recognition.\u00a0 Once the act became far less popular, the utilization of the term totally changed.\u00a0 Geepers.\u00a0 Talk about Washington hypocrisy.\u00a0 It\u2019s rampant.\u00a0 For both parties.\u00a0 (Please allow me one more \u201cgeepers.\u201d)<\/i><\/p>\n

But after the new healthcare law officially passed its 4th anniversary (note that I didn\u2019t say \u201ccelebrated,\u201d as it\u2019s not a term generally thought to be compatible with the law),<\/i> I believe I\u2019ve finally discerned the Intramuralist\u2019s bottom line on why this bill bugs me so.\u00a0 It\u2019s no secret, friends; after reading the proposal, the Intramuralist has long thought the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is unwise policy.\u00a0 While it addresses some significant problems within the application of healthcare, it also creates a whole new host of serious snags.<\/p>\n

The snags are significant…<\/p>\n

Rising costs…<\/p>\n

Cancelled policies…<\/p>\n

Loss of doctors and hospitals…<\/p>\n

Poor execution of enrollment…<\/p>\n

Mandates, taxes, and fines…<\/p>\n

More mandates, taxes, and fines…<\/p>\n

Arbitrary and inconsistent implementation…<\/p>\n

Making people pay for services they don\u2019t need…<\/p>\n

Etc., etc., etc…<\/p>\n

These are just a few of the snags.\u00a0 Still, none of the above are my primary problem.\u00a0 None are why the bill bugs me so.<\/p>\n

Economically, I don\u2019t believe the bill is wise.\u00a0 You can\u2019t expect to cover more people more effectively and efficiently, give them more stuff, and for the care to somehow cost less.\u00a0 That doesn\u2019t make economic sense.\u00a0 Again, however, such is not my primary problem.<\/p>\n

The bill is still not popular.\u00a0 Current polling data puts support of the bill at no more than 40-42%, while now 54-56% oppose the law.\u00a0 Granted, the Intramuralist has never been driven by popularity.<\/p>\n

As stated here multiple times previously, the bill was passed via a strictly partisan vote.\u00a0 Only one party voted for this law.\u00a0 I don\u2019t like any<\/i> law crafted in such a way; however, still not my bottom line.<\/p>\n

My bottom line problem with this law is actually rather simple.\u00a0 It has nothing to do with economic theory nor the nuances within healthcare.\u00a0 It\u2019s basic.\u00a0 Perhaps its one of those \u201call I really need to know\u201d things from kindergarden.\u00a0 It\u2019s easy.\u00a0 But it\u2019s true.<\/p>\n

I was always taught to let your \u201cyes\u201d be yes and your \u201cno\u201d be no.\u00a0 It\u2019s not rocket science.\u00a0 In other words, we should mean what we say and say what we mean.\u00a0 So much rhetoric and salesmanship was used to make us want this bill.\u00a0 It was not honest, transparent conversation.\u00a0 From being able to \u201ckeep your doctors\u201d to \u201cliking the plan once we found out what\u2019s in it,\u201d all seems designed to sell us on something the majority of us don\u2019t want.\u00a0 Even if the majority wanted it, the Intramuralist will never be attracted to the politician whose \u201cyes\u201d and \u201cno\u201d mean something other<\/i> than \u201cyes\u201d and \u201cno.\u201d\u00a0 That bugs me. \u00a0Still.<\/p>\n

Respectfully,<\/p>\n

AR<\/p>\n

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For years I\u2019ve wrestled with Obamacare.\u00a0 Call it Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act, the \u201chealthcare security act\u201d \u2014 each of which I\u2019ve heard a person utilize when it\u2019s most politically expedient.\u00a0 When the bill was perceived popular, some made certain to name it after the President; others were resolute in avoiding any name recognition.\u00a0 Once … <\/p>\n

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