90% of doctors are sure Obamacare is going to tank. 95% of polled physicians say the doctor patient relationship will suffer.
Appointments will go from 3-30 days to see a GP to an average of 90 days to see a general provider. Preventive medicine will ceast to exist. We are headed to a two tier system, and you guessed it, the rich will be able to afford the good docs, good testing and referrals, and the poor will wait until our bodies are ravaged with cancer, lupus or shriveled in pain for mediocre care.
And the effect to the economy will be catastrophic. Small businesses won't be able to afford decent insurance and sub par insurance will attract sub par employees.
Justice Roberts maybe always had the stealth to surprise us with calling a tax, a tax, but he's left a really nasty taste in my mouth and it's not just because I have a chronic disease like lupus. Saying he forged bipartisanship isn't the job I thought the Supreme Court was set up to do. Instead it seems like a tyranny and disrespect of the law.
Btw, I live in Arizona and how Eric Holder gets out of being prosecuted for contempt of court simply beats me. I don't get it, there's a scandal going on. Does it really happen ALL the time that we sell guns to ourselves and there are more "Brian Terry's" out there? Where is that letter from the justice department on "fast and furious"? Is it morally acceptable to just send an attachment on an email to the parents of Brian Terry?, not even worth a simple phone call. Why did the department not even release a LOG from the fast and furious program?
We all know that huge taxes are about to hit families with chronic illness first. I really believe that families with debilitating chronic illnesses should not even be taxed. Just because allowances are made for pre-existing conditions doesn't mean the premiums will be at less cost or easy to acquire. Sure, we can cover you with lupus, please get into line #3, have your copay ready and we'll get you seen and tested 4 months from now with specialists or better yet, their flunkies and PA's.
I can tell you one thing, it's NOT going to get better. It's going to get worse. I think we need to get that through our lupie brains right now., before we forget to have that MRI we were scheduled to have for memory problems.
Here's a good article on the burden of Obamacare: Why Obamacare is not enough?
And here we are. Obamacare is a DISASTER. While some low income Americans may find that they can get cheaper insurance online, most have seen there premium's TRIPLE with higher deductibles, some as high as $10K for a family! This is because the rich pay for the poor. The weight is now on our children-who will pay absorbinant amounts for insurance and taxes in addition to inheriting our 17$ trillion debt. And if you don't pay, no problem, the IRS penalties include 2% the first year or a $695 fine and if you don't pay, no biggie, the IRS will put a lien on your HOME.
ReplyDeleteAnd the doctors..none of my specialists are on any of the online plans, not the gold, silver, platinum or dirt. And with lupus, we're talking nephrologist, rheumatologist, dermatologist, neurologist and hematologist, etc. Not to mention the WAIT. Already my rheumie has an EIGHT MONTH WAIT FOR ESTABLISHED PATIENTS. Three of my doctors are now retiring.
This is no good for our country. We're like SHEEP being led to slaughter. It's SHAMEFUL!
JJ
The Obamacare plans online (if you can get on to the site and give them the info or get help from one of the obamacare