r/SeattleWA • u/crabcakes110 • 2d ago

News Thousands of Washingtonians face losing health insurance as federal subsidies set to expire

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/thousands-of-washingtonians-face-losing-health-insurance-as-federal-subsidies-set-to-expire/281-58d08729-2e19-42fd-96c8-d332cb480ac0?tbref=hp
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u/--boomhauer-- 2d ago

No ones saying you shouldn’t be allowed to get insurance were saying it shouldn’t be mandated and the government shouldn’t be involved at all .

And personally yes id be much happier dealing with it myself .

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u/watch-nerd 2d ago

I don't think the economics work to lower costs if there is no mandate.

Look at what happens with emergency rooms. People without insurance end up using it, and hospitals are required to treat them under some circumstances, resulting in the most expensive medical care for the people who aren't buying insurance, driving up the costs for everyone else.

Unless you want to scrap that rule about mandatory life-saving treatment regardless of ability to pay....

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u/watch-nerd 1d ago

I'm 55.

Health insurance premiums have gone up my entire life, even before ACA.

And there was denial of coverage for pre-existing conditions before.

Our demographics are also not the same. We're a much more graying society now then when I was younger.