Question

One of the hottest topics of the day is health care. Should we continue with “Obamacare”? Should it be abolished? Or should we move to a single-payer system (a Medicare for all kind of program). Make your argument. Make sure to back your claims up.

Answer 1

We should continue with “Obamacare” as Rand reports that in the summer of 2013, there were 42 million uninsured Americans. By February of 2015, that number had fallen to 25.8 million. That is, nearly 17 million more Americans have health care than before Obamacare.

All racial and ethnic groups showed gains in coverage, but the biggest improvement came among minority groups. The uninsured rate for Hispanics dropped by more than 12 percent; African-American uninsured rates fell more than 9 percent and white uninsured rates fell more than 5 percent

“Up until last year, insurance companies could — and often did — charge women different premiums than men for the same coverage. As of January 1, 2014, the ACA prohibits this gender discrimination. In part because of improved options and affordability, today’s report outlines a significant 5.5 percentage point decline in the uninsured rate among women between the ages of 18 and 64 since 2013.”

Many more children have health care after Obamacare.