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Obamacare Redux
Oct. 2nd, 2013 12:00 pmSince the Republicans are trying to shut down Obamacare, here are a few thoughts about what it is and why it's worth fighting for.
1) From John Scalzi - there are millions of Americans for whom, without Obamacare, the most rational option is to hope they don't get sick. He further adds that America "still has a thick layer of angry Calvinism to it, the sort that suggests that if you are poor, or sick, that you did something to deserve it and that you should just have to deal with it because after all it is your fault."
2) From Tobias Buckell, the reminder that America really has had socialized medicine since 1986. That's the year Ronald Reagan (PBUH) passed the EMTALA law, which required emergency rooms to treat any medical emergency regardless of the patient's ability to pay. It was an unfunded mandate, brought to you by Saint Reagan himself.
3) For small business owners, most common Obamacare myths.
4) From Ms. Kameron Hurley, The Horror Novel You’ll Never Have to Live: Surviving Without Health Insurance. In it, a 25-year old with crappy insurance comes down with Type 1 diabetes and nearly dies, then goes broke.
1) From John Scalzi - there are millions of Americans for whom, without Obamacare, the most rational option is to hope they don't get sick. He further adds that America "still has a thick layer of angry Calvinism to it, the sort that suggests that if you are poor, or sick, that you did something to deserve it and that you should just have to deal with it because after all it is your fault."
2) From Tobias Buckell, the reminder that America really has had socialized medicine since 1986. That's the year Ronald Reagan (PBUH) passed the EMTALA law, which required emergency rooms to treat any medical emergency regardless of the patient's ability to pay. It was an unfunded mandate, brought to you by Saint Reagan himself.
3) For small business owners, most common Obamacare myths.
4) From Ms. Kameron Hurley, The Horror Novel You’ll Never Have to Live: Surviving Without Health Insurance. In it, a 25-year old with crappy insurance comes down with Type 1 diabetes and nearly dies, then goes broke.
