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Originally Posted by patssle
The ACA forced insurance companies to not leave those with pre-existing conditions on the side of the road to die unable to afford healthcare without insurance.
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Except they weren't left to die, they were given health care. The rest of us were forced to pay for it indirectly through cost-shifting and bankruptcy. It's going to take a long time for the benefits of fewer health-care related bankruptcies and less shifting of costs from the uninsured to the insured to appear. It may also take pressure on the health care system to actually lower costs across the board once everyone is insured.