Before the ACA, what did people do for healthcare?

Before the ACA, most people had health insurance through work or did not have health insurance. Way back in the 1980s, health insurance was subsidized by employers and covered enough of the costs that people stopped worrying about $100 doctor's appointments:— they only had to pay $5 or $10. read more

Before the ACA, most people had health insurance through work or did not have health insurance. Way back in the 1980s, health insurance was subsidized by employers and covered enough of the costs that people stopped worrying about $100 doctor’s appointments: — they only had to pay $5 or $10. read more

At least for the healthy people. That is why so many Americans reminisce about the pre-Obamacare days as the time of cheap health coverage. Don’t get me wrong, the Affordable Care Act didn’t solve America’s healthcare problems, not by a long shot. read more

Far too often before the Affordable Care Act came into effect, health insurance did not provide peace of mind – it provided anxiety, panic, and dread. Up to 129 million Americans – that’s nearly one in two people – could be discriminated against because of a pre-existing condition like heart disease, diabetes, or cancer, or for that matter pregnancy or even something as ridiculous as acne. read more