7000$ ??? That's insane. I understand why you would want to get rid of it.
Here in France we are lucky to still have a pretty good health system. Social security covers most of the health charges and private insurance does the rest, but over here that kind of insurance is highly regulated and companies are not allowed to increase rates as they please. There are caps and market rules they have to respect.
To give you an idea, if I go to a GP is France, no matter Which GP or where the office is located, the price is 23€ for the appointment. I get refunded 18€ from social security and the rest from my insurance so I'm covered 100%.
If I go to the dentist to treat a cavity I pay 83€. Social security gives me back about 50€, the insurance refunds another 20 something so I end up paying the difference, which is not a lot. Some insurances cover everything but they are more expensive. The one I have is affordable and covers my needs well.
This is not a perfect system but it covers all necessary treatments. The only times I have to put the totality out of my pocket is if I do something that is considered not health related, like teeth whitening or a peeling, for example - those are aesthetic.
We do pay a lot of taxes but at least we get the health care we need. Nobody here loses their house in order to pay for a cancer treatment. Needed care is not refused because of the fine lines in the insurance contract.
Yep and I got the bills to prove it. Because of Obamacare, deductibles for middle class are skyrocket high. It's definitely enough to destroy a family's economic stability and is a fast road to impoverishment. Get enough people into the same situation and nobody will be able to fund Obamacare.
Personally it's my opinion that Obama is actually supporting big Pharma and the Juggernaut Healthcare industry. The profits they make off of insurance now because of Obamacare is phenomenal. A lot of people in high tier Health Care are making millions, if not billions now because of the mandate.
The irony is insurance companies actually are betrayed,. Forcing to make payments for the Juggernaut out of control healthcare industry and Big Pharma.
The funny thing is since I spend my work days primarily in Canada, I find their particular system of healthcare appealing although it's clearly going to Skyrocket taxes. But I would take their system over what we have in the US any day of the week. I could see some compromise, but I feel that we have to get rid of Obamacare first with extreme prejudice, or at least heavily modify it so middle class people don't keep ending up in the type of situation I'm facing.
I figure to actually kill Obamacare, if these votes don't pass, is to just wait till out of pocket costs increase further, putting more people into impoverishment over insanely high deductibles, and maybe then more people will start seeing the light and do something about it.
In the meantime I'm waiting in anticipation for this horrible program to end.