Affordable Care Act. Is it about to get Axed???

     Hey Fam...  Hope everyone is healthy, happy, and please do not have any pre-existing conditions.  Why?  Because according to the Washington Post,  on June 7th the U. S. Department of Justice filed a brief in a district court lawsuit arguing that the Affordable Care Act's (ACA)--Obama Care as some call it--protections for people with preexisting conditions should be invalidated at the end of 2018.  That is less than 6 months from now.  What does that mean to you, me, and ours?  Well...The Kaiser Family Foundation states that what it means is approximately 52 million Americans under the age of 65 years old could find themselves without health insurance based on a wide range of preexisting conditions.  


     This withdrawal from the business that many health insurers keep threatening and the continuing rise of the cost of health insurance is all a ploy, in my opinion, to get back to the way things used to be prior to the inception of the ACA.  Essentially, if we go back to the way things used to be, health insurers will have us fill out forms and questionnaires about our medical histories and people sitting behind a desk with NO medical experience will look at some pre-determined chart and decide how much your health insurer is going to charge you to fix your current condition.  Having a preexisting condition could be a death sentence, unless you have the money to pay.  Right now, with ACA there are some mighty sick people able to get insurance without concern for their past medical histories.  With the removal of the ACA or changing of the rules, many people will have their coverage taken away, need it or not.   


     So, is the ACA about to get axed?  Who knows.  The part that bothers me the most is that the folks coming up with the lawsuit probably have the best medical insurance money can buy or should I say the best that your tax dollars buy for them.   Maybe all of those affected by the change, if it happens, will have to go on Medicaid.  Oh, but that, as well as Medicare, may be going away soon, too.  Stay Woke, America!!!


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