The ACA

Let’s understand the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed to help those people who don’t have health insurance, can’t afford health insurance, have been denied health insurance, had claims rejected by health insurance companies, or find themselves underinsured.

This totals about 15% of the American people. The other 85% of American are not effected by the ACA outside of the new rules guarranteeing your existing coverage and improving your rights under your existing health insurance plan.

The changes in premiums are due to the rules the Republicans put into the ACA in the interim period beween 2009 and 2013 at the request of the health insurance companies. It’s not the fault of the ACA but the Republicans who wrote it into the ACA.

Let’s understand the ACA only applies to that 15% who are eligible for it or have enrolled in it. If that’s not you, then you don’t have the right to bitch about it at the cost of those who need or want it.

Let’s understand 5 million people now have health insurance through private health insurance companies subsidized or paid by the government with guarranteed coverage and rights. If that’s not you, then you don’t have the right to bitch about it at the cost of those who need or want it.

Let’s understand the ACA is here to stay, let’s improve it not destroy it for those 5 million people and all the rest who are eligible or want it.