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[quote=Anonymous]https://apnews.com/e57328097c154b5e9c86daa0150552b9

[i]Winners — People who don’t believe the government should require individuals to purchase a costly private service like health insurance. The bill would repeal “Obamacare’s” unpopular requirements for individuals to have coverage and for larger employers to offer coverage. The trade-off is that without such a legal requirement, more people are likely to be uninsured. And an accident or unexpected illness can make that a costly decision.[/i]

The problem with this is that accidents happen. Cancer happens, most frequently without warning. So the more uninsured people there are, the more expensive it will be to treat them when they do need care. All of the GOP proposals remove the requirement for coverage, but that also leaves the responsibility to the individual, which would be fine if individuals were sure to purchase enough coverage for their needs. Prior to the ACA, that wasn't the case, so people were using ER for regular care and uninsured accidents created a greater financial strain on the system. The ACA helps to address that, though it still needs to be modified.[/quote]

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