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Originally Posted by Vicky.
Ah right. I thought Obamacare was kind of like, a safetynet NHS kind of thing for the less well off. Given how much people seemed to love it  So its basically just more huge insurance fees? |
From what I understand there is a VERY basic "safetynet" system (e.g. a homeless person would still be treated in a local hospital) but it's literally for things that are immediately life-threatening... they stabilise you and patch you up and the rest is your problem. They wouldn't, for example, treat a painful condition if it wasn't actually killing you.
Obamacare (as I understand it) is essentially a means-tested pseudo-insurance... it works like standard health insurance except that it's subsidised based on income? I think it's mainly aimed at lower-wage working people if they don't get a health insurance package through their employer, but anyone can have it (the more your income, the more you will pay for it).