President Donald Trump - J.D. Vance Administration

[Sea Ray]

View of U.S. Healthcare Quality Declines to 24-Year Low

Americans' positive rating of the quality of healthcare in the U.S. has fallen to its lowest point in Gallup's trend dating back to 2001.

news.gallup.com

“The current 44% of U.S. adults who say the quality of healthcare is excellent (11%) or good (33%) is down by a total of 10 percentage points since 2020 after steadily eroding each year. Between 2001 and 2020, majorities ranging from 52% to 62% rated U.S. healthcare quality positively; now, 54% say it is only fair (38%) or poor (16%).

As has been the case throughout the 24-year trend, Americans rate healthcare coverage in the U.S. even more negatively than they rate quality. Just 28% say coverage is excellent or good, four points lower than the average since 2001 and well below the 41% high point in 2012.”

I’d say you’re working off of a false premise on that 80%

Stuff like this tell me that a lot of folks want to keep their plans through their employer:

https://www.ahip.org/news/articles/new-poll-strong-majority-of-americans-satisfied-with-employer-provided-health-coverage

Your poll that judges "healthcare" is a little difference than health plans. But I'm not interested in getting into the weeds on that matter. My vision for healthcare reform doesn't change if the number is 40% or 80%

 

[kiddiedoc]

On the topic of mortgages, I'm excited to say that I made (hopefully) my last house payment this week. We were fortunate to get this one on a 10 year at 2.8%, but it's still nice to scratch that expense off the budget.

 

[Sea Ray]

Ok, so what parts were designed to collapse and how?

Fundamentally the ACA puts the unhealthy people on the backs of the folks least able to pay for it, the individual Americans. This leads to ever increasing premiums and deductibles. ACA also leads to higher premiums through its many regulations such as requiring mental health, birth control coverage and many other things

Practically speaking prior to 2010 the folks who needed healthcare reform were not the Fortune 500 companies or the gov't workers. It was the self employed individuals. ACA has hurt those people the most. Companies like GE and Disney are doing fine providing health insurance to their employees. It's the little guy whose premiums and deductibles have skyrocketed. Many insurance companies have dropped out of the Obamacare marketplace because they're not interested in picking people where they have no idea of their pre existing conditions. The risk is not worth it

 

[allstar34]

On the topic of mortgages, I'm excited to say that I made (hopefully) my last house payment this week. We were fortunate to get this one on a 10 year at 2.8%, but it's still nice scratch that expense off the budget.

Congratulations! Happy for you. I just had a customer tell me your life starts once your mortgage ends

 

[appvol]

Happy for her degrees, what level is her teaching employment was the question.

English Middle School but works in the central office now.

 

[Vol8188]

What part of the ACA was designed to fail, and how?

It’s always the goal of left wing politics.

Step 1: institute bad policy
Step 2: policy fails
Step 3: claim it’s because they didn’t give you enough power and return to step 1

In this case it’s the fact that it created trillions in additional profit for insurance companies.

The same politicians who championed this policy now openly cry about how evil the profit of insurance companies is. What’s the solution? Give Bernie even more power.

 

[Vol8188]

Ah, so why would cost spiral upward due to the ACA, specifically? Is the ACA driving healthcare costs up? Is it encouraging insurance providers to increase prices?

Because you forced people to buy the product. If you fined people for not buying McDonald’s, would McDonald’s lower their prices?

On top of that, you forced companies to ensure all patients regardless of how poor their health may be. Leading to further increases in premiums

 

[kiddiedoc]

Congratulations! Happy for you. I just had a customer tell me your life starts once your mortgage ends

Hell yeah, love that. It's also nice that we could probably sell for double what we paid for it, even if we included the cost of installing the pool.

The inflation of home prices in our area is both incredible and terrifying. I really feel for all the college grads/young couples/etc looking for their first real residence. My son graduates from UT this spring, and there's a real chance he may have to move back home for a bit until he gets some money saved, if he gets an engineering job within driving distance.

 

[allstar34]

Hell yeah, love that. It's also nice that we could probably sell for double what we paid for it, even if we included the cost of installing the pool.

The inflation of home prices in our area is both incredible and terrifying. I really feel for all the college grads/young couples/etc looking for their first real residence. My son graduates from UT this spring, and there's a real chance he may have to move back home for a bit until he gets some money saved, if he gets an engineering job within driving distance.

I think that's great, make sure you charge him rent and then give that back to him when he's ready to move out for a Down Payment.
It'll teach responsibility and set him up for the future, while still having the ability to save more money than being on his own. I hope it works out well for him.
Everyone says enjoy your 20's... I don't think that's true anymore if you want a decent life. Time to grind!

 

[Vol423]

I think that's great, make sure you charge him rent and then give that back to him when he's ready to move out for a Down Payment.
It'll teach responsibility and set him up for the future, while still having the ability to save more money than being on his own. I hope it works out well for him.
Everyone says enjoy your 20's... I don't think that's true anymore if you want a decent life. Time to grind!

20’s have always been a time to grind if you want a decent life.

 

[allstar34]

20’s have always been a time to grind if you want a decent life.

I know 2 multi-millionaires personally and both started at 35+
A lot of people in their 20's grind; but they blow what they make.
It takes someone learning that it's not how much you make, it's how much you save/invest.

* I have worked with people that made 20-30k a month, that had to have advances to cover their bills because they can't even save 20% of what they make a month.

 

[volfanhill]

It’s always the goal of left wing politics.

Step 1: institute bad policy
Step 2: policy fails
Step 3: claim it’s because they didn’t give you enough power and return to step 1

In this case it’s the fact that it created trillions in additional profit for insurance companies.

The same politicians who championed this policy now openly cry about how evil the profit of insurance companies is. What’s the solution? Give Bernie even more power.

Notice he used to hammer millionaires. Now just billionaires. Bc he's a millionaire

 

[DinkinFlicka]

20’s have always been a time to grind if you want a decent life.

I didn't ramp up my efforts and apply myself towards a better future until my early 30's. I wasn't poor or anything, but was fine with ~60k a year as long as I didnt have to provide for anyone but myself and/or work more than 30 hours a week.

I was fortunate to make some savvy moves and kick significantly more ass the last 5 years. Still abide by my 30 hours a week or less rule!

 

[Vol8188]

Notice he used to hammer millionaires. Now just billionaires. Bc he's a millionaire

He’s one of the biggest grifters out there.

 

[kiddiedoc]

20’s have always been a time to grind if you want a decent life.

I put my time in, for sure... had no choice really. Med school from 21-25, Residency 25-28, started my own practice at 28 and had grown it to full speed making significantly more than corporate peds could offer by 30. We bought a house in Tampa at 25, made money when we sold it and moved to Tennessee at 28, and were fortunate that prices in Lenoir City were crazy cheap at that time. Our first house there was over 4000 SF, and we paid just under $200k for it. It would probably sell for $800k today.

 

[swampfoxfan]

English Middle School but works in the central office now.

You want me to believe middle school English teachers earn 90grand? Uh NO

 

[volfanhill]

You want me to believe middle school English teachers earn 90grand? Uh NO

He said she's in the central office now

 

[appvol]

You want me to believe middle school English teachers earn 90grand? Uh NO

You do realize with her having a masters and doctorate and 25 years of service so far is why she makes what she makes. She was a principal for a while and didn’t even get a raise. She just laughed at you because you have no clue.

 

[C-south]

But those medical and science degrees are worthless according to you.

Lol. Who the hell said that?

 

[C-south]

Fundamentally the ACA puts the unhealthy people on the backs of the folks least able to pay for it, the individual Americans. This leads to ever increasing premiums and deductibles. ACA also leads to higher premiums through its many regulations such as requiring mental health, birth control coverage and many other things

Practically speaking prior to 2010 the folks who needed healthcare reform were not the Fortune 500 companies or the gov't workers. It was the self employed individuals. ACA has hurt those people the most. Companies like GE and Disney are doing fine providing health insurance to their employees. It's the little guy whose premiums and deductibles have skyrocketed. Many insurance companies have dropped out of the Obamacare marketplace because they're not interested in picking people where they have no idea of their pre existing conditions. The risk is not worth it

I remember my barber talking about it when it was first implemented. As a self employed private business owner he went from paying like $200 a month to like $900. It was crazy. He even had like a $10k deductible or something ridiculous.

 

[DC_Vol]

I remember my barber talking about it when it was first implemented. As a self employed private business owner he went from paying like $200 a month to like $900. It was crazy. He even had like a $10k deductible or something ridiculous.

Weird how after Obama got his “victory” nobody cares about the un affordability of the disaster they created. Subsidies for political expedience and arguments like “well if it weren’t for the ACA your premiums would gone up even more.”

It was a huge gift to the insurance industry wrapped in Democratic talking points about a win for the little guy.

Only the government could take a terrible system and make it worse “fixing” it.

 

[NorthDallas40]

On the topic of mortgages, I'm excited to say that I made (hopefully) my last house payment this week. We were fortunate to get this one on a 10 year at 2.8%, but it's still nice to scratch that expense off the budget.

Congratulations. Now you just have to pay the local municipality protection money for the rest of your life so they don’t take it from you.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Weird how after Obama got his “victory” nobody cares about the un affordability of the disaster they created. Subsidies for political expedience and arguments like “well if it weren’t for the ACA your premiums would gone up even more.”

It was a huge gift to the insurance industry wrapped in Democratic talking points about a win for the little guy.

Only the government could take a terrible system and make it worse “fixing” it.

Yep. The only positive out that crap bag was the removal of pre-existing conditions

 

[Vol8188]

Yep. The only positive out that crap bag was the removal of pre-existing conditions

Which was a big part of driving costs

 

[whodeycin85]

Besides the need to elaborate on what “those degrees” point to specifically, because I’m pretty sure that doesn’t apply to healthcare degrees…besides that, all those fun numbers you quoted, doesn’t that point to the job market (or lack thereof), lack of evolution in our society overall, and a regression in innovation?

It could yes and I am for removing regulations etc...as far as healthcare degree 30% of those degrees don't get used in the healthcare field..and healthcare degree only make up 15% of total degrees earned..so you can blame the job market but college is a trillion dollar industry that doesn't justify the cost of a degree...again experience of 1 year is worth a 3 year degree..