When healthcare industry groups, especially insurance providers, publicly support the extension of enhanced premium tax credits, it sounds compassionate on the surface — “helping more Americans afford coverage.” But the real motive often has little to do with public welfare and everything to do with profit stability , greed and guaranteed revenue.
So yes — they support it, but not out of altruism. They support it because it locks in a steady stream of guaranteed income under the banner of accessibility.
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@zz interesting “Socialism” , medicare , medicaid, Social Security benefits all are based on socialism principles. As far as ACA ……..
From the start, Republicans worked to undermine the Affordable Care Act — not because it failed Americans, but because it succeeded. The ACA gave millions of people without employer-sponsored insurance access to affordable healthcare. It tied tax credits to income, banned denial for pre-existing conditions, and required an individual mandate to keep costs balanced.
Yet instead of improving the law, Republicans focused on dismantling it. They attacked the mandate, fought Medicaid expansion, and cheered court challenges that threatened to strip coverage from millions. Despite a decade of promises to “repeal and replace,” their alternative amounted to little more than slogans and health savings accounts.
The truth is simple: the ACA was a step toward fairness and stability in healthcare. Republican leaders offered no serious replacement — only sabotage. And Americans paid the price.
$800 million Medicaid cut is closing hospitals in rural America.
@tq the socialism of medicine drove up costs and closed rural hospitals to force government dependency to control the masses. There is nothing good about Obamacare. Doctors left small towns. Clinics are overwhelmed and overbooked. One MD used to handle everything and now they can’t remove a bandaid without a referral to a specialist. The system is bloated and broken.
@w2 believe what you want. i really don't care. i have already done research . you can believe whatever you like not going to change anything. it is what it is.
@vx why don’t you do your own research and convince us the US directly subsidizes other countries healthcare?
@vq you really need to do research. yes America has been subsidizing healthcare in a lot of countries. obviously you have not done any research on this. i have
@vb The U.S. doesn’t directly subsidize healthcare systems in other countries (European-style public healthcare is mostly funded domestically through taxes). But the U.S. does indirectly subsidize many allies’ ability to afford strong social programs by taking on an outsized share of global defense spending, unnecessary wars, and influence American business to succeed in global economic stages.
Here’s how that dynamic works:
• U.S. military spending is roughly 35–40% of global military expenditure.
• Allied countries (like in NATO) can spend less on defense — often around 1–2% of GDP — because they benefit from the U.S. military , we-pons and umbrella.
• That “savings” frees up budget space for things like healthcare, education, and social welfare (quality of life) - a month summer vacation..
So in a way, the U.S. doesn’t fund Europe’s healthcare directly, but by covering much of the global war , it enables allies to afford those systems that provide their citizens quality of life they enjoy.
We pay a lot of taxes too but our priorities are not the same as Europeans.
WHOSE FAULT IS THAT ? American voters.
@v4 who mentioned Europe except you. Many countries besides Europe have universal healthcare . Maybe Europe healthcare is good considering Americans have been subsiding many countries healthcare.. Maybe do some research on this topic. Americans help more countries but our own. Been like that for decades.
@ts
In the U.S., a lot of political and media narratives paint European (or generally universal) healthcare as slow, inefficient, and full of long waits. But that’s often exaggerated or missing key context.
Here’s the reality:
• Yes, in many European systems, you might wait longer for non-urgent or elective procedures (like knee replacements or minor surgeries).
• No, you don’t usually wait longer for urgent or life-threatening* care — in fact, outcomes for emergencies and chronic disease management are often best than in the U.S.
• And crucially, you won’t go bankrupt from getting care. Europeans don’t deal with surprise medical bills, denied coverage, or having to choose between treatment and rent.
Americans would love to have the same healthcare but …..GREED, HEALTHCARE CORRUPTION, MEDIA MANUFACTURED ANTI UNIVERSAL CARE.
@tq the affordable care act purpose was to promote a single payor system and look how that worked out. taking out the middle man like insurance companies would help lower cost but relying on the government to manage this would probably fail as well. look at Medicare and Medicaid. i am not sure of the solution to healthcare in this country but it should be to promote health. its a complex situation. other countries that have healthcare for all is not a solution as many wait months to even see a doctor. if there was an easy solution i think we would have seen it already. democrats and republicans should work together to get this accomplished whatever that will be.
@tf
The Solution was / is Single Payer - All the cost, fraud , confusion in the current system will stop.
For some who doesn’t want deal with single payer system can afford you can buy private run insurance. At least everyone will be covered the basics .
@td affordable care act was cheap for some, very expensive for many. without the subsides it would have been more expensive for everyone. may doctors and hospitals won't take it. it also had very high deductibles. it should have never been passed in the first place. insurance prices were so much reasonable before this healthcare act was passed. something has to change , not sure why you think republicans are only ones that should come up with a new health care bill, since democrats are the ones that passed this bill in the first place and it has failed, if things continue as they are the healthcare system will keep failing as it has in past decade. both republican's and democrats need to work together to come up with a healthcare bill that will not bankrupt Americans
The ACA was the biggest fraud ever and now we are all paying for it.
@dr the system is going to collapse if they continue the way it is going. you don't give subsides if the members are not getting anything out of it in the long run. insurance is to high in price and eventually no one will be able to afford it. something has to change as the way it is going a collapse is inevitable
Specifically to keep the entire industry from collapsing...in particular to continue to bring brand value and ROI for Investors and Shareholders...