07-29-2014, 04:58 AM
(07-28-2014, 02:24 PM)kandrathe Wrote: When I look at the above list of things affecting the price of health insurance, and compare to the ACA, I don't see how the ACA directly addresses any of them. Perhaps there are indirect affects, which could be both positive, or negative.
Overall, there's been a 14% drop in uninsured patients showing up at emergency rooms. A 29% drop in states that expanded Medicare. That's a big drop in expensive ER admissions.
There's also a substantial number of people leaving jobs. Increased job mobility is key to starting small businesses; it's not unreasonable to expect a jump in job-generating ventures.