My folks are on Medicare. As soon as ACA kicked in, Dad's cancer doctor retired. Mom's plan disintegrated and is a hollow shell of what it used to cover. They have no dental coverage now, which means that Dad's emergency dental surgery will be taken from their grocery money, which is less than $200/month. A few weeks ago, one of their friends choked on a piece of food that was caught in his esophagus, and he ended up needing surgery. Unfortunately, the surgeon that specialized in repairing such trauma moved to a larger city when ACA kicked in. Their friend ended up having to be medivac'd, instead of being able to go to the hospital as he once was. This ACA is a mockery and a sham, and anyone that doesn't see that is either being deliberately obtuse, or doesn't want to see the corrupt center of it all.

People's plans are being gutted, their benefits are reduced, and their choices removed. Don't give me the whole "who could price match insurance?" That's a straw man argument. People used to have a far greater selection among doctors in their plans. That's no longer the case. Now it seems that the choice is between "one or none."

And by the way, my folks worked their ASSES off their entire lives. Their nest egg and their 401K was reduced to nothing because they chose to help family members in dire straits. Healthy people that get cancer and heart problems are not lumped into the "find a creative way to cover my elective surgery" crowd. We've also got a large number of the populace that's getting older, and as you get older, things begin breaking down. There needs to be a way to bolster Medicare so our elderly population doesn't suffer at the greedy hands of fucking politicians that vote themselves exempt from the vile plan they've saddled us with.