One of my biggest regrets was voting for President Obama in 2008 as a medical student & celebrating the passage of the ACA
Little did I know the carnage it would wreck on the medical profession and my future patients. I had no idea then that the ACA was written to strip physicians of their autonomy, boost insurer profits & drive healthcare consolidation
End result 15 years later is a more expensive healthcare system with less competition resulting in lower quality, less efficient care for patients. Coverage is not care!
Counterpoint: below were the exact talking points of President Obama in 2008 when he campaigned on passing the ACA. If something sounds too good to be true, I learned the hard way that it usually is!
Counterpoint: we can provide healthcare for everyone, save money by cutting out insurance waste and corporate greed, and live longer and healthier lives.