Posted on 07/06/2015 4:21:56 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
Nearly 10 years ago, this county by the bay known for its progressive political leaps became one of the first in the nation to offer residents universal access to healthcare.
Now the federal Affordable Care Act has been rolled out nationwide with the same goal in mind. But in an ironic twist, officials in this city are worried the new law could adversely affect some of the most vulnerable San Franciscans.
The local health program known as Healthy San Francisco, which has served as many as 60,000 patients annually since its creation in 2007, is almost free.
Obamacare plans, however, are not. They come with government subsidies that bring down costs, but premiums, co-pays and deductibles can still add up to hundreds or thousands of dollars a year. That's more than many people can afford, health advocates say.
County officials here are weighing ways to help residents pay for insurance plans offered through Covered California, the state's health insurance exchange that was created through Obamacare. Some argue the plans won't be truly affordable, and the promise of healthcare reform won't be fulfilled, without the extra assistance.
The debate reflects one of the many challenges local leaders face as they seek to adapt to the sweeping changes prompted by the Affordable Care Act. With millions of Americans newly insured under the law, state and county governments have had to downsize or reorient public healthcare programs that previously served many of those patients. . .
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
LOL!!!
There is that “F” word again...
Thank you Supreme Justice John Roberts...
Bet you though Supreme Court Justices have nothing in their background that they could be blackmailed over...
It is NOT almost free.
Doctors, nurses and hospitals do not work for free or almost free. Someone is paying their salaries and paying for the drugs.
The users may be getting something for nothing, but that doesn't mean it's almost free. It means the full cost has been shifted to others.
There you go again, picking at nits and bursting their utopian delusions.
It’s for the children.
One of my favorite things in the whole wide world is the law of Unintended Consequences.
Why is it ironic that Obamacare would harm low and middle income people? It was designed to hurt people as much as possible to get them to accept socialized healthcare.
See my post 10, these consequences are not unintended. Obama and Co. are not your well meaning clowns of yesteryear. They are cold, calculating, evil people who value nothing but their own power.
Because he knows they would kiss his feet for a Bowl of Gruel.
Dumbed Down Liberal Useful Idiots that always Vote Democrat no matter how much they suffer. Obama just blames Republicans and they nod in approval.
Today he blamed Republicans for what happened to that poor Woman in San Francisco who was shot by the Illegal Invader. They have no shame.
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