They also know that the ACA - or as I will now refer to it, the Affordable Care Act - is one of the things we must work to inform the American public to not lose any ground for good changes.
For those of us who are not even in exchanges or did not get our insurance through it, the Affordable Care Act has still made a huge difference.
Just in the ATTITUDE of health care providers and insurers. More respect, no denials that aren't said upfront and a firm commitment to lowering costs and spending more on patients.
It has created the atmosphere that will make going to single payer - or better yet - universal health care acceptable to just about every voter. There are many unusual forces pushing for this - the IMF, the Pope and other public influencers - who want this to get us away from the profit driven system.
It is said to be Obama's biggest success in his presidency, and I know he has done many things through the auspices of the Affordable Care Act that took refute all the wrongful statements about Obama's actions in office. I've posted these many times.
Such as it lifts the FICA cap, lowers the profits of insurers so much they kick and scream as each of the gradual mandates come on line. Most significant was that the law was passed and protects the most needy, the poorest and women.
Obama is the first feminist president in every regard, and has done more for civil rights and ending wars than anyone in my lifetime. I was born while Truman was president so you know I've seen a lot of them come and go.
Best POTUS ever! Gosh, I miss him already. I want to savor this time when we have a man in office of his caliber and who is truly on the side of all the people, especially those who haven't been given a fair shake in this country and the world.
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