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Obamacare destructive

At what point will enough Americans wake up to the fiasco of Obamacare and undo this monstrosity?

I was just informed by my health care carrier that my plan will no longer be offered as it does not meet the Affordable Care Act standards. The cheapest replacement is going to be an 80-percent increase over my current monthly premium.

The main difference in coverage is the addition of dental coverage for my minor son. Before, I have paid for his and my own dental care out of pocket, and the annual cost for the two of us is $50 more than the increase of one month’s premium that I will now face.

This ill-conceived health-care reform is going to be the end of good-quality care for the whole nation unless it is repealed and replaced.

Finding a way to extend coverage to the truly needy is a worthy purpose for a caring nation. Destroying a whole system and teaching a larger percentage of the populace to beg for the government’s largesse in order to have health care is an unworthy and destructive folly for America.

Mike Rose

Jackson

This story was originally published May 16, 2016 at 6:38 PM with the headline "Obamacare destructive."

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