If you grill Democrats on the
success of Obamacare, they’ll point to how more people have access to
healthcare than ever before. They’ll cite how many of the people (read, low-income,
non middle-class) who have signed up for Obamacare love it.
But what they won’t admit is that
it’s one of the most catastrophic pieces of legislation that ever made it out
of congress. With the new legislation in place, the shocking news is that record
numbers of middle-class Americans will forgo medical treatment because they
can’t afford it.
A Gallup poll has recorded that more
middle class families will be opting to put off much needed medical procedures
because of the costs incurred.
As the Daily Caller reports: One in three
Americans has put off seeking medical treatment in 2014 due to high costs,
according to Gallup — the highest percentage since Gallup began asking the
question in 2001.
Thirty-three percent of Americans
have delayed medical treatment for themselves or their families because of the
costs they’d have to pay, according to the survey. Obamacare, of course, had promised that it would help make
health care more affordable for everyone, but the number of people who can’t
afford a trip to the doctor has actually risen three points since 2013, before
most Obamacare provisions took effect.
The hardest-hit: the middle-class.
Americans with an annual household income of between $30,000 and $75,000 began
delaying medical care over costs more in 2014, up to 38 percent in 2014 from 33
percent last year; among households that earn above $75,000, 28 percent delayed
care this year, compared to just 17 percent last year.
The lowest-income section, some of
whom can take part in Medicaid and who are more likely to qualify for
significant premium and cost-sharing subsidies on an Obamacare exchange, are
less likely to delay care this year. Now, 35 percent of those who earn under
$30,000 a year are putting off seeking medical care, down from 43 percent last
year.
It’s a remarkable shift: after
Obamacare’s redistribution of wealth, the middle class is actually delaying
medical care due to high costs at a higher rate than the poorest section of the
country, which is highly subsidized by taxpayers.
The growing problem could have serious
consequences for the middle-class. Twice as many people (22 percent) have
delayed treatment for serious illnesses than for smaller problems (11 percent).
Part of the problem is an ongoing
shift towards higher deductibles and out-of-pocket costs, while health
insurance premiums continue to rise all the same. The trend, which existed to
some extent before Obamacare, increased in intensity with the onset of the
health-care law. You have to wonder how can this possibly be touted as a
success?
The truth is the administration has
infuriatingly silenced those who have issues with the legislation. There is
hardly any recourse for Americans either. The only thing they can hope is that
Obamacare is repealed and that the free market is able to right the wrongs of socialist
incursions.
The new wave of Republicans in
office are the best hope we have collectively. We’ll see if they follow through
with their promises to repeal Obamacare (cross your fingers).
Source:http://teapartyupdate.com/update-democrats-reverse-13-years-of-progress-for-the-middle-class/
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