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Barefooted, I refer you to

Oxy Mora — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:15:03 +0000

In reply to The American Health Security Act of 2013.

Barefooted, I refer you to the article on ACA and the election by Krugman in today's NYT which is consistent with my views, stated above, and others' comments in these pages---that focusing on single payer is not where Democrats' focus should be in this election. I don't have time to write a good piece on this, but suffice it to say that the Bernie backer emphasis on single payer, imo, is very misguided.

This is not the not of

Flavius — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 23:27:06 +0000

In reply to Sadly I'm probably not any

This is not one of those fundamental issue that are usually well debated here but the Administration has a serious a blind spot when it comes to "selling" the achievements of ACA.

Going back to uproar over the teething problems when it was introduced. To me the real story was not that there were start up glitches-long interjection you can go out and made a cup of tea-

(. Any introduction of a drastically new program, approach , what will you - that doesn't have a start up glitch -is usually a sign the introducer hasn't aimed high enough.

Remember the introduction of Intel's Pentium. It was a late night laugh line for a few months. There's still an Intel Inside.Remember cellular in 1985 - the key analyst,Herschell Shostek I think - labelled it a failure.Some failure !

Or the NASA failures of the 80s. The underlying faults were so well known within the industry that on the day of any launch I left my office and walked outside to be out of ear shot of the various portable radios if today was to be the day when a space vehicle full of American men-and on that day ,a woman -was going to burn up Richard Feynman ultimately did it, but it didn't take him to diagnose that the inherent risks of the technology had -unnecessarily -outstripped the organization's ability to correctly safe guard the human beings involved in that dangerous pursuit)

- it was what I would call "the amazing recovery " except that would conflict with my position that such problems and the sometimes recoveries are to be expected.

If ACA were an Republican project (interjection- it is. The health of our citizens is the proper concern of everyone of every citizen) Fox would still be running programs on its brilliant introduction And they'd be right.

Where were our programs?

By now I suspect all five of the readers knows personally someone who'd be dead if he or she hadn't had timely,vital, service under ACA .Which they wouldn't have had but for ACA because they would have rightly feared they couldn't pay the bill.

ACA was a brilliant success. Per se. And in the light not only of the stupid-no vile- Republican opposition but also -as I touched on elsewhere today- of its conflict with America's historic animosity toward State enterprises ( like George the Third's - let's throw some more tea in the harbor .Or the Tsar's ).

It's a great story. Untold.

Sadly I'm probably not any

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 18:09:07 +0000

In reply to Democrats got butchered for

Sadly I'm probably not any better versed than you (but I write real purty, no?), though am still pretty sure the butchering was of pro-ACA politicians largely due to effective Tea Party propaganda, and am also amazed at the lack of marketing support for any large-scale change management effort - obviously someone skipped too many classes.

Democrats got butchered for

CVille Dem — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 16:47:45 +0000

In reply to Don't let emotions or facts

Democrats got butchered for Obamacare in 2010 and 2012

My impression was that the ones who did not run as supporters of the ACA, lost. You are better versed in all this than I am, so I'd like your take on this. But I continue to be shocked at the passivity of this administration and of Democrats all over the country as to the way that the ACA has helped so many people.

On Social Media every condemnation includes a "you can keep your doctor" retort. "Obamacare is a failure" were the unchallenged words to Upchuck Todd from Donald Trump last week. "Obamacare is costing thousands of jobs," despite better and better job numbers every month. "Premiums are going up more than ever before," is commonly accepted as truth, while the facts don't agree with that

Why is there so little push-back? Why no PSA's aimed at ordinary people? This is so important, and I just don't get it. Having the President state over and over that the ACA is good will do nothing to convince people who have been brain-washed that he is not to be trusted. They need to hear from ordinary people whose lives have been made better (or saved) by this program. Also, polls should reflect whether the responder has insurance provided by work, Medicare, or another entity as opposed to those who qualify for the ACA. Many people who have employee-provided insurance see the ACA as "free health care for the undeserving," and it's because they don't know any better.

I can't believe that in this day and age, with the power of the media there is so little effort made to inform and educate about this program. OK. Rant over. I hope you see this and will comment. Thanks.

Don't let emotions or facts

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 08:56:47 +0000

In reply to That is an important question

Don't let emotions or facts interfere with logic.

Democrats got butchered for Obamacare in 2010 and 2012. It's questionable whether it's a hugely popular plus in 2016. The GOP has made it the brand of the Antichrist, and our marketing hasn't effectively fought back. (partly because we let them put an anchor around its implementation)

We could play up the steady increase in manufacturing jobs in the last couple of years.

That is an important question

Richard Day — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 18:56:07 +0000

In reply to I wonder how many people are

That is an important question, the question of this election year.

I wish to hear from Clinton and Sanders on this issue.

WE NEED TO ADVERTISE THIS; WE NEED TO SCREAM THE RESULTS FROM THE TALLEST BUILDINGS!

I wonder how many people are

Flavius — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 12:26:07 +0000

In reply to The American Health Security Act of 2013.

I wonder how many people are alive today who wouldn't be but for Obamacare?

Thx again

rmrd0000 — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 01:54:05 +0000

In reply to You're welcome. Glad you put

Thx again

I have a close relative who

Richard Day — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 00:38:41 +0000

In reply to Thanks, barefooted.

I have a close relative who is covered by a health insurer through her employer as well as her husband's employer.

She is going in for further tests regarding her thyroid as well as her nasal cavities next week.

There will be a more intrusive test a week after that.

She is afraid.

She has to face the prospect of her own mortality.

All these fears and yet, insurance for now is not an issue. She had just found a second opinion.

What if she had minimal coverage with a large deductible or no coverage at all?

Life is hard enough.

Life can hit us from all directions sometimes.

And who gets to choose the appropriate health measures to deal with it?

The repubs tell us that in the end, only those with means shall have a chance to survive!

You're welcome. Glad you put

barefooted — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 21:07:38 +0000

In reply to Thanks for the link

You're welcome. Glad you put it to good use! ;-)