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Originally Posted by speede5
To the americans on this thread, what are your experiences with healthcare?
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I have not had any direct non-monetary experience with the ACA, as I get my health insurance through my employer.
That said, my share of the health insurance premiums and drug costs have been going up every year (and without any wage increases in the interim), and the list of fully covered drugs seems to be reduced each year (although I don't pay too much attention to this). The overall deductibles have been steady, but my employer is really pushing people to stop using a PPO and instead use Health Savings Accounts and a High-Deductible Health Plan. From what I can tell, only young and very healthy employees are going that route.
On the monetary side of the ACA, I'm extremely displeased with paying an additional Medicare tax and the 3.8% tax on my net investment income, both of which are imposed as a result of the ACA. If the US wishes to provide access to health insurance to everyone, then everyone should pay something for that access---this "just tax the "rich"" stuff is nonsense.