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Originally Posted by Malice
I never said it was. I'm pointing to the differences between it and single-payer and why it doesn't make sense to expect it to constrain prices and, more arguably, lead to better outcomes.
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What does it have to do with single-payer? Differences between it and single-payer are irrelevant to an analysis of just Obamacare, unless you wish to compare the two. In your mind, single-payer is much worse, so why have that conversation at all?
Costs are reduced by having more people paying for their healthcare, instead of tens of millions of people who either choose to not purchase insurance or can't afford it pushing up costs for everyone when they get sick. By spreading the cost around, it is reduced for each person. Other laws, like mandating certain percentages of premiums must be spent on healthcare, insures people get what they pay for and all their money isn't eaten up in overhead and profit.