Salon: “Obamacare saved our family”: Affordable Care Act has helped millions of Americans, including my daughter

Watching the results of the 2016 presidential election unfold, I was struck with the immediate fear that this will likely bring about the end of the tumultuous ride that was the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

Obamacare is far from the solution to our complex health care system. We all have seen the projections regarding how much costs are going up — 116 percent in Arizona and above 50 percent in six other states. I personally know several individuals and families who, given this hike in cost, are going to make the tough choice to take the penalty and live in the risky world of the uninsured, because they cannot afford their new rates. This is unacceptable and was the whole impetus behind the Affordable Care Act....
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