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The Obama administration predicts that health spending in America
5. “and remain uninsured.” President Obama could have said from
will reach a record high of more than $10,000 per person this year.
the start that the law’s only real goal was to cover people who
Under Obamacare, millions of people are paying more of this cost
didn’t have health insurance. He could have admitted that doing
themselves.
this would create more chaos, higher costs and worse care for
American families.
4. “struggle to navigate a complex, sometimes bewildering
system…” America’s healthcare system was complicated before
The law still would have fallen short. About 29 million people in
Obamacare. The healthcare law took that complexity to a new
America still don’t have insurance. Last year, the Congressional
level. The law was more than 2,000 pages long. Rules and
Budget Office predicted that 21 million people would enroll in
regulations associated with it run to about 30,000 pages.
coverage through the Obamacare exchanges this year. The
number is actually 11 million.
Ever since the failed launch of healthcare.gov in 2013, the annual
ritual of signing up for Obamacare has been a nightmare. Families
President Obama has finally acknowledged some of the ways his
often have no idea if their doctor will accept their insurance from
law is failing the American people. Hillary Clinton and Democrats in
one year to the next. They also have new paperwork to fill out for
Washington continue to promise that they can fix Obamacare if we
the IRS.
just allow them to make it bigger, costlier and more complex.
The administration also recommends you do hours of research
That’s simply not going to work. The only way to fix Obamacare is
every fall and to switch plans and possibly doctors.
to end it and replace it with patient-centered care.
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