Recent issues with Health Care Law

One big issue that is raised right away when reading and listening to the news on the Health Care Law is the fact that some Democrats are hesitant to vote for the Health Care Law. The democrats reasoning for opposing the law isn't because they think it's a bad idea. The certain Democrats that are against the Law now are just afraid of losing their seat. Those democrats are particularly the ones that won in areas where Obama isn't really popular. Another issue that is raised when talking about the bill is that its affecting those who have been buying the health care from the individual market. With the fixes it wants the those people who have plans that expiring this year to buy from policy holders. My prediction on the issue is that this Law will be denied mainly because it is losing interest from the people and also the democrats who once supported it.

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            In the future I think that Obama will have to come back on this bill and reformat it. President Obama promised people that their plans will be grandfathered into the new policy when in fact, it will not be. I think that in the future, the bill will be re written. I believe that when it is re written, President Obama will not have as  much say as he once did based on his performance in this most recent draft. I think that both sides will come together to figure out a way to make sure that people already covered are still safe and those who are not finally get the insurance they are seeking. I do believe that the original bill that President Obama proposed will be thrown away. President Obama has done too much damage with his false promise that the only thing they should be looking to do is starting over. I think that President Obama will lose credibility because of this bill that even caused a government shut down. 

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After reading my article, I got the sense that the author thought that Obama's "keep your healthcare if you like it" promise came as a result of misinformation and miscommunication. On the one hand, he meant to say that the 95% of people with insurance from their employers/medicare/medicaid could keep their coverage, and that he thought a grandfather clause would cover the other 5% who wanted to keep their coverage. However unlikely I think it is that he was not 100% informed on this law, I also realize that he wasn't actually the one writing the law, because it was probably different congressmen and their staffers writing the law, which could explain any misinformation on his part. I don't think he was flat out lying; however, the way that this is being portrayed to the public is making it seem like he flat out lied.

Even though politically the Obama Administration would need to do something to appease people who are angry about having their coverage taken, I ultimately think this is just various congressmen using this to criticize Obama for their own political gains. When you look at the big picture, the people who couldn't keep their coverage would actually be getting better coverage, and in the long run wouldn't have to pay more for emergency medical expenses. Ultimately I believe that if the Obama Administration can keep any significant legislation from being passed to change the law it will be effective and will eventually work out. Granted, the website issues didn't cast Obamacare in a good light, and then all of the current issues with politics surrounding the law are not working out, but in the end it will be beneficial for everyone and hopefully people would look favorably on the law in the 2016 election. At the same time, health care is going to be a big issue in the next elections (presidential or otherwise) so whatever stance politicians take will have to be very clear cut because of how divisive this law has become.

The Health Care Law's Effect on Politics

Just a few weeks ago, it seemed that the Democrats were in control. With a majority of Americans blaming the shutdown on Republicans, and the seemingly inevitable split in the Republican party between the Tea Party supporters and the Republicans opposing the Tea Party, it wasn't crazy to think that the Republicans could lose their majority in the House, and the Democrats would continue to control the Senate and the Presidency. Now, it isn't so likely. With Obama admitting that his "if you like your healthcare, you can keep it" promise would not be fulfilled, the Affordable Health Care Law is in shambles. Now, like the first article dictates: "(the) Republicans found their voice". All Republicans could join together in protesting the Affordable Care Act, while the House Democrats split themselves. Now the Democratic Party is slowly dividing, and a house majority in the near future seems unlikely. However, anything can happen in the next few weeks. Things changed so quickly in these past few weeks, so who's to say it won't happen again moving forward?