Why Obamacare Doesn't Work As Promised | 5 Minute Videos

President Obama made many promises to the American people regarding health care reform — but the Affordable Care Act was destined to fail. Why? Lanhee Chen of the Hoover Institute explains why government-run health care is not the answer.

[robertsugarland]

Whatever seems FREE, it´s never FREE...you end up paying for it through huge tax increases. Plus, there’s a huge bureaucracy involved and huge public administrative costs paid by all of us.

[ytmndan]

Doesn’t work as promised, but works *exactly* as intended.

[leedex]

We have “free healthcare in Denmark”. But the problem is that we pay up to 60% in taxes. The government owned hospitals have the worst services.

[knarlyknuckles]

What Obama[Doesn't]Care did for my family: We went from a $24 copay for everything and $81 for ER, to... Oh now you have to pay $8500 per yr before insurance covers anything. It is a direct attack on the middle class.

[kk]

But, but....Michael Moore told me Cubas healthcare is number one!

[maxshiraz]

Doubling my taxes, in order to loose control of my health care? Worst deal ever.

[Adrian-yifl]

My insurance costs have increased dramatically since the ACA was passed. And my benefits are the worst they've ever been in my life.

[levelhead]

"Socialism is a great idea, until you run out of someone else's money."

THATCHER

[digitalfootballer]

There is a reason that Canadians, who have the financial means, come to the U.S. for major surgery. Because socialized healthcare doesn't work. I used to work for a hospital near the Canadian border. Probably about half our patients were Canadian citizens.

[barbarasunday]

I watched how Obamacare effected 2 members of my family when they had life threatening situations.I have nothing nice to say about socialized medicine.

[lukeslc-xdds]

Ah, yes, obama, the certifiably WORST president (if I can call him that) in the history of this nation.

[JohnSmith-ellk]

When ObamaCare was passed, Congress and the Senate gave themselves an exemption for having Obamacare. They got to keep their Gold Plated tax payer health insurance.

[tylerstillday]

Govt: "Everyone Gets a Free Loaf of Bread"
People: "Yay!"
Govt: "But we have to double everyone's taxes to afford it."
People: "Um...okay."
Govt: "Here's your free loaf of bread."
People: "The bread is moldy."
Govt: "But it's free bread."
People: "How can it be free if you jack up our taxes for it?"
Govt: "Shut up, you!"

[drsch]

Coming from Taiwan, a nation with supposedly one of the best single payer healthcare plans in the world, I can promise the USA that you do not want single payer healthcare. Here they brag about how cheap it is, while the government has been running deficits for 3 decades because it's unavoidable. I have to carry 3 separate private insurance policies for my wife and children because of the long list of things you don't qualify for under the single payer program and the wait times that you have to deal with for things you do qualify. Want to just have a basic checkup for something? Be ready to wait for 6 hours because they're short medical personal due to the pay restrictions. Taiwanese doctors all go to the USA to practice. Want to have a country that is dependent on prescription drugs for every little sniffle? Go single payer. In Taiwan the over prescription of medicine is terrifying but will never stop because like in the military, if you don't go over budget every year, your budget will never get increased.

Additionally, it's a really great feeling when you get a raise at work due to your own sense of personal responsibility and work ethic only to find out that you're making less money now due to the fact that your raise puts you in a higher tax bracket for health insurance. It's so nice to know that some alcoholic, chain smoking, lazy, overweight, irresponsible bum can have access to my earnings to finance his poor decision making with over prescribed weekly medication long before I even get to think about meeting the needs of my own wife and children.

Single payer sucks.

[rosilimas]

The sad reality of this, that I experienced personally with government run healthcare is: we will cover a sex change if you want it however finding out why you have miscarried 8 times, that will not be covered.

[milomanx]

The best and less expensive health care is privately insured health care. We want the Government out of it and our lives.

[leonlazarevic]

This year my premium is 4 times higher since 2012 and my deductions are beyond my math skills to come up with the exact numbers

[maribelcortez]

I was dropped several times and would be referred to medical when I couldn't even qualify and put a hold and couldn't get it again. Then a got a private insurance. Thanks to Trump that made changes.

[andrewherman]

"If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor." -from Barrycare's greatest hits

[trade]

Real world person: "My taxes will more than double, and for that I get LESS healthcare? Oh hell NO!
Delusional college student: "Did Bernie say FREE! Sign me up! Oh hell Yea!"