General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Message auto-removed [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)Yes, the ACA has tiered plans. Because it's the first stepping stone for separating health insurance from employment. As such it's going to be relatively close to the existing, fully-private, system.
But just like Social Security and Medicare were expanded and improved over the years, so will the system created by the ACA. Today isn't the end of time.
Instead of throwing up our hands and assuming today is the end, we should use the framework of the ACA to create the healthcare system we should have. And that means not sitting around bitching about it as a fait accompli, but instead pressuring our state legislatures to expand and improve it.
Because the new battle starts today (well, probably Jan 1) and it's on much, much more favorable terrain.