It seems to me that a lot of people in power have done as much as they can to demonise Obama's health plan in the eyes of the public and make it as difficult as possible for him to achieve?? I thought it was 'dubbed' obamacare and not it's actual name? Obamacare, as a name, is too purely affiliated with the president/political party imo and makes it seem more like it has a expiry date to it, more than a nationwide healthcare programme with longevity, to me anyway.

Most states seem to have some kind of healthcare programme for people who don't have insurance? Is this state funded and if so, why not have just written up national legislation, move the income bar to include a larger sector of people eligible for it, and plough resources and medical staff etc into those? Make it law that surgeons/specialist (considerations for income etc.. exemptions) see a percentage of patients who are in this programme and monitor that to make sure the level of care is maintained? If the threshold is high enough and the services good on ground level, then wouldn't a large enough amount of people naturally switch to this programme in favour of private insurance? with that in place, the specialist would become more likely to want to take on that percentage to expand their client base and to grow their business. Not that I really have a clue what I am talking about or even what obamacare actually entails I can't organise my sock draw lol

Does medicare cover you for ALL medical assistance? I have a sort of sweeping opinion that there is hardly any social welfare in america, that you get little back for the tax you pay and that the lower working classes really have quite a low standard of living and no real safety nets?? As seems to have been a running theme with my 'opinions' lol I am maybe just being ignorant though??