What You Really Voted For

Romney recommends the emergency room, a direct cause of high healthcare costs and bankrupt hospitals, as a good option for uninsured Americans.

“A heart transplant, according to the United Network for Organ Transplants, a national organization that establishes guidelines for providing the operations, costs $997,000 — and that’s only within the first 180 days post-surgery and it’s only a national average. After that, maintaining the heart could cost $4,000 or more a month.

Padovano can’t afford even 20 percent of that and he doesn’t have insurance to cover the extra costs. So, although he’s been tested and found medically eligible for a heart transplant, he can’t get on the list to receive one because he can’t prove he can afford to keep himself alive.”

“Six years later, in 1798, Congress addressed the problem that the employer mandate to buy medical insurance for seamen covered drugs and physician services but not hospital stays. And you know what this Congress, with five framers serving in it, did? It enacted a federal law requiring the seamen to buy hospital insurance for themselves. That’s right, Congress enacted an individual mandate requiring the purchase of health insurance. And this act was signed by another founder, President John Adams.”

“The survey results suggest that Republicans are convincing voters to reject Obama’s reform even when they like much of what is in it, such as allowing children to stay on their parents’ insurance until age 26.”

Why America Asked For, Then Turned Against Obamacare

American Voters: Mr. Obama, if we elect you, we want you to do something about the fact that the people who need health insurance most, either can’t afford it, or are denied coverage.

Obama: Dear American Voters, I’ve listened to your requests and have passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. As part of this act I’ve made it cheaper and easier for those who truly need health care to acquire and afford it.

American Voters: Wow, thank you President Obama! It sure is great to have a president who listens to us and cares about people!

Obama: There is one small sacrifice Americans will have to make. You will need to have insurance all the time, you can’t just buy it when you’re sick. Without this, there would be no way for the insurance companies to afford to help those with cancer and other chronic and life threatening diseases.

American Voters: Wait a minute! You want US to help sick people? That is not what we asked for!

Obama: I’m sorry, this is the only way health insurance can truly help everyone.

American Voters: DOWN WITH OBAMACARE! DOWN WITH OBAMACARE!

“Bob: Hi, insurance company. I’d like to buy some health insurance.

Insurance company: No. You had cancer when you were 3 years old, and the cancer could come back. We’re not selling you health insurance.

Bob: It’s not my fault I got cancer when I was three! Besides, that was years ago!

Insurance company: If we sell insurance to you, we’ll probably lose money, and we’re not doing it.

Bob: But I need insurance more than anyone! My cancer might come back!

Insurance company: We don’t care. We’re not selling you insurance.

Obama: Hey, that’s totally not fair. Bob is right, he does need insurance! Sell Bob some insurance.

Insurance company: If we have to, I guess.

Mary: This is cool. Obama said the insurance company has to sell insurance to anyone who needs it.

Sam: Hey, I have an idea. I’m going to stop paying for health insurance. If I get sick, I can always go buy some insurance then. The insurance company won’t be able to say no, because Obama’s told them they have to sell it to anyone who needs it!

Dave: that’s a great idea! I’m not paying for health insurance either, at least not until I get sick.

Insurance company: Hey! If everyone stops paying for insurance, we’ll go bankrupt!

Obama: Oh come on Sam and Dave, that’s not fair either.

Dave: I don’t care. It saves me money.

Obama: Oh for god’s sake. Sam, Dave, you have to keep paying for health insurance, and not wait until you’re sick. You too, Mary and Bob.

Mary: But I’m broke! I can’t buy insurance! I just don’t have any money.

Obama: Mary, show me your piggy bank. Oh, wow, you really are broke. Ok, tell you what. You still have to buy insurance, but I’ll help you pay 95% of the cost.

Mary: thank you.

Obama: I need an aspirin.

Insurance company: We’re not paying for that aspirin.”

Long story short: If you want insurance to be available to you when you actually need it, you need to always have it.

Follow the link for a much more in depth explination of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare).