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Health Coverage does Not Equal Health Care

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Ridgewood Nj,one again many have demonstrated selective anesthesia, so here is a reminder of Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber bragging about deceiving the American people, who he thinks are stupid.

Obamacare Architect Jonathan Gruber not only twice admits fooling stupid Americans but admits the concerted effort in the to mislead what the ACA or Obamacare is all about and what it goals are .

In a report, released by the Alliance for a Just Society,in 2015 is the result of a yearlong study that included a survey of 1,200 low-income people in 10 states and was conducted in Spanish, Cantonese and English. It found that people of color, families in rural communities and those with language and cultural barriers still struggle to get health care and pay for it.

The conclusion was , “cost was a struggle even in states that expanded Medicaid, where insurance premiums paid by people every month can be high.” “While the racial barriers are significant, the biggest barrier for enrollment for people of color was premium cost,”

The Heritage foundation came up with the exact same conclusion in 2013 . Many of Obamacare’s beneficiaries have already discovered or will eventually discover that there’s a big difference between insurance coverage and access to health care services.

Today, the New York Times highlighted a report by the Department of Health and Human Services that shows access to care in the Medicaid program is very limited.

The study, conducted between July 2013 and October 2013, concludes that more than half of providers could not offer appointments to Medicaid managed care enrollees with 35 percent of providers listed under an erroneous location. Nor were those the only issues, according to the report:

Among the providers who offered appointments, the median wait time was 2 weeks. However, over a quarter had wait times of more than 1 month, and 10 percent had wait times longer than 2 months. Finally, primary care providers were less likely to offer an appointment than specialists; however, specialists tended to have longer wait times.

This is neither surprising nor a new conclusion. The Medicaid program has a long and well-documented history of limited access to care and poorer health outcomes for beneficiaries compared to those with private insurance.

 

14 thoughts on “Health Coverage does Not Equal Health Care

  1. Gruber did not admit that. He called his comments “speak-o’s” like typos. His exact words were “Gruber apologized for his wording, saying he “spoke inappropriately”/ See the New Republic source and MSNBC interview, below

    Cohn, Jonathan (July 25, 2014). “Jonathan Gruber: ‘It Was Just a Mistake'”. The New Republic.
    Scarry, Eddie (November 11, 2014). “Jonathan Gruber to MSNBC: My ‘Stupidity of the American Voter’ Remark was Inappropriate

  2. Sure Win Gainer – it was a mistake, he didn’t realize how his run on pontification was going to make the news. They always try to walk back the truth after they have spoken it.

  3. Health care reform 101: Here is a sample of proposed plan. Yesterday in NYT it was reported that hundreds of thousands of heart attacks and heart trouble is caused by poor lifestyle choices.

    Basically, those who get sick because of (evidence based)
    poor lifestyle choices should pay a much bigger insurance premium than those who live healthy lifestyles.

    Those people in very low income areas where there is no nearby food stores that sell fruits and veggies, the govt. should make available those stores, so that those people can make healthy choices and get sick much less often.

    This is a general plan. Right now some insurance plans for ask if you smoke. But the cost of the plan is based on age group. No individual reward, reduced premium, is given for healthy lifestyle.

    Again, those like Chris Christie, for example, should pay for his own gut surgery. People have to take responsibility. Just like if you drive drunk your driver’s insurance goes way up.

    General Robert Neller is so inspiring. Everyone should tackle his or her own lifestyle with the dedication of a marine in boot camp, with in one’s imagination, General Neller in charge.

  4. I’m confused. Why does Will Ferrell care about Obamacare…?

  5. The US should go to a single payer system similar to those in most civilized countries throughout the world. We keep thinking we have a superior system here in the US but long term medical outcomes and longevity statistics prove otherwise.

    1. have you ever gone for healthcare in another country ?

  6. Yes in the UK. Dirty little secret, you can pay more for a pvt hospital if you want to. Also no one mentions Israel and Switzerland have universal coverage provided by private companies.

  7. As a dual UK/US citizen, I know which side I prefer for my healthcare. It sucks over there. Yes, it’s crap here, but it’s still better.

  8. 11:30 is correct – health outcomes much worse in the US than Scandinavian countries, Canada, Australia, Japan, etc. much higher rates of infant mortality as well versus other developed nations. Lifestyle diseases explain some of this, but Americans are not getting their money’s worth on healthcare in general. We spend far too much on healthcare for worse outcomes than all of the countries above.

    1. haveyou ever been to a doctor outside of the uSA?

  9. Yep. Excellent care in Canada and Japan at a fraction of the cost. Not getting your money’s worth in the US

    1. lol , Canada takes over 6 months just to get an appointment for an MRI

  10. The health of a nation has little to do with its Healthcare system. It is mostly down to the personal lifestyle choices of its people.

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