I was born, raised and live in the U.K. I am 24 years old. I remember, on the face of things, Obamacare being a step forward for the shenanigans which is the U.S. healthcare system. But, I often see posts stating it failed. Someone please explain 🙂
I hold our NHS in high regard. I cannot imagine a healthcare system which can leave people who have worked, paid taxes for 30 years+ and are all round good citizens in financial ruins. What exactly is Obamacare and why do people say it failed?
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In America there was a health reform which meant that more healthcare was available to more people which was called the affordable healthcare act, this was very popular with the general public. The republicans saw it as a step towards full government healthcare and tried to undermine it, by pointing out some of the potential flaws and exaggerating it and they called this new system Obamacare since it was introduced by President Obama. The spin has worked since in polling Americans are strongly in favour of the affordable healthcare act, but against Obamacare despite them being the same thing.
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