I realize why I'm not keen on the 'Obamacare' term for the Affordable Care Act

[LynneSin]

I'm looking at the article about the girl who hugged Obama and thanked him for passing ACA. As expected a bunch of teabaggers made their snide remarks about the girl, essentially saying that it was staged or that she was just looking for free handouts.

It dawned on me that these people don't know what the Affordable Care Act aka 'ObamaCare' is all about.

This is not about giving out handouts.

Note the name of it - Affordable Care Act

Affordable

This is a bill that makes healthcare affordable. No one is getting freebies they are just being found ways to afford healthcare without breaking the bank.

I looked at the information that Delaware has about ACA, we here in the first state can pretty much guarantee we'll be one of the first state to set up our Healthcare exchange plans. We are a blue state.

I looked at the plan it listed the various costs for healthcare and an idea of what people can expect to pay per month for healthcare. Seemed alot more reasonable than what a friend was currently paying.

It also put me at ease should I lose my job and have to take something at a lower salary or perhaps without healthcare.

This plan is not perfect but what it is - a step in the right direction.

Perhaps if the GOP came to the table to actually discuss the issue instead of throwing up roadblocks we could have had a few more bells and whistles.

But one thing I do know - I feel sorry for people in states that aren't having these plans implemented. Shame on those GOP politicians that want to play politics with the lives of the people that live in their state.

http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dhcc/files/exchangeoverview.pdf

That's the link for Delaware's page.

[RKP5637]

1. K&R !!! n/t

[patrice]

2. K&R

[PoliticAverse]

3. "No one is getting freebies"

The ACA extends Medicaid eligibility to millions of people.

[dkf]

4. We will see about that.

[PoliticAverse]

5. In the end very few states won't participate in the Medicaid expansion...

They have until next summer to decide.

[dkf]

12. Due to the cuts in Medicaid funding to the hospitals they may have no choice.

It would be a disaster if they don't but then who gets the blame?

[LynneSin]

8. It's suppose to but unfortunately states can reject it

They would rather make their people suffer than make Obama look good.

[DirkGently]

6. Kind of amusing, really. The term doesn't carry the intended mockery.

It's starting to just sound like a term for healthcare reform.

As people start to talk about the benefits, they end up making Obama look better, rather than the ACA sound worse.

They may have handed him credit they'll later wish they hadn't.

[lovemydog]

7. I prefer ACA

because it's never been about one person. It's about all of us.

[DirkGently]

9. Does the administration call it "Obamacare?"

Be interesting to see if they embrace it as public opinion shifts, as it is bound to as people benefit from the reforms.

[PoliticAverse]

13. They've embraced it now...

http://www.barackobama.com/i-like-obamacare

https://twitter.com/barackobama/status/183267904530300929

If you're proud of Obamacare and tired of the other side using it as a dirty word, complete this sentence: ‪#ILikeObamacare‬ because...

http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/23/10832601-team-obama-embraces-obamacare-label?lite

[Motown_Johnny]

10. It is correctly called "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient_Protection_and_Affordable_Care_Act

^snip^

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA),[1][2] informally referred to as Obamacare,[3][4][5] is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010 after nearly a year's worth of overall consideration by both chambers of Congress. The law (along with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010) is the principal health care reform legislation of the 111th United States Congress.

[Spazito]

11. I like to use both...

ie ACA - Obamacare(s). Maybe using Affordable Care - Obamacare(s) Act would be better, though, as it emphasizes both the Affordable part and the Obamacare(s) part?

I think the Obama campaign decided to take away the intended negative aspect by taking 'ownership' of the descriptor 'Obamacare', turning it around into being a positive.

[Nikia]

14. I think that it should stand on its own merits

Whether or not someone likes or dislikes Obama or agrees or disagrees with its actions in general. What other presidential acts have been often referred to including the president's name? As politically divided as America is right now, I think that this is a bad development.