Hi Emily,
Im researching universal healthcare and I have come across many of the criticisms you brought up of the affordable care act. The affordable healthcare was a step towards bringing healthcare to everyone, but it was so widely and passionately opposed that I feel like getting closer to a universal healthcare system in the United States is going to be really hard. If youre interested, theres three types of universal healthcare models. All three provide universal coverage and access, but do so in different ways, suggesting that high performance can be achieved through a variety of payment and organizational approaches. They are the the Beveridge model utilized by the UK, Medicare, a single payer insurance program used in Australia, and a multi-payer system used by the Netherlands which most closely resembles the affordable care act. I also found a study comparing the United States healthcare system with eleven other countries if you’re interested: http://www.commonwealthfund.org/interactives/2017/july/mirror-mirror/

Dear Emily,
I am happy about your post “Mislead and Falsely Informed” because it proves that the Affordable Care Act is not hurting us, as believed by many. It really shows that the ACA is set in place to help the us and should not be repealed. One sentence you wrote that stands out for me is “The radical idea that the government is interfering with personal patient to doctor relationships is admittedly misleading”. I believe this is important because many people believe the quality of their doctor visits or treatments are affected by the governments involvement with healthcare and the ACA. Many people don’t know that doctors are capable of discriminating based on their own beliefs, but it needs to be talked about. Another sentence I found to be important was “On the contrary, insurance prices have essentially remained consistent under Affordable Care Act”. This stood out for me because I agree with you that the healthcare prices have not fluctuated drastically since the ACA has been put in place, based on the information you’ve provided. Thanks for your writing. I look forward to seeing what you write next because you talk about the ACA which is connected to a topic I am advocating for. By you writing this article, I am able to gain insight into how others feel about the ACA.

Emily,
I really like your post about quality of life and healthcare. It is a very relevent topic in today’s world especially with everything going on. I really liked your first line “People tend to aviod change” because it is so true especially in politics. I thought it was really interesting when you said “The ACA has allowed individuals under the age of twenty-six to remain on their parent’s insurance plan. This has decreased the number of uninsured young adults by 47%, and allowed 6.1 million to be covered.” I never knew that. Here is an article that you might find interesting about the ACA. https://www.medicaid.gov/affordable-care-act/index.html Loved your post!
Maggie

Emily, this is a very important current political issue that definitely has two very strong, opposing sides. The Affordable Care Act was a great idea that Obama and his colleagues came up with, but of course there were flaws and people took advantage of those flaws and weaknesses. Medical care is beyond expensive and people do need help to pay for the care that they need, and it is funny to me how people don’t think other people who are sick don’t deserve the help they need because they cannot afford it. Thank you for choosing to write about this issue because I do believe that it needs more attention brought to it. BBC wrote a spread on why Obamacare, or the ACA, is so controversial and I think that you would find it interesting to read! Good luck on finishing your paper!
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-24370967