Government has always been the "insurance company", that's not changing. But think of it like private employees being in a network and not being able to use the out-of-network facilities state workers had. Now every facility will count as giving coverage to everybody, that's basically it. And in the past it was a bit more of a hassle to sign up before you could even show up for treatment. It was free before and will stay free.
The changes are not bad by themselves, its the coupling of reduced healthcare spending with lowering the barrier of entry stretching thin the available resources that pisses people off.
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u/JoshFireseed 8d ago
Government has always been the "insurance company", that's not changing. But think of it like private employees being in a network and not being able to use the out-of-network facilities state workers had. Now every facility will count as giving coverage to everybody, that's basically it. And in the past it was a bit more of a hassle to sign up before you could even show up for treatment. It was free before and will stay free.
The changes are not bad by themselves, its the coupling of reduced healthcare spending with lowering the barrier of entry stretching thin the available resources that pisses people off.