Affordable Care
Arguments against ACA:<p>- It cost me money<p>- It&#x27;s not perfect<p>Arguments in favor of ACA:<p>- It literally saved my life<p>Regarding increasing premiums, the complaints tend to be anecdotal. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, in 2016, the average monthly net premium increased just $4 -- or 4% -- from 2015 to 2016 among the insured that take advantage of subsidies.[1]<p>Furthermore, premiums have gone up year-over-year every year almost every year since I&#x27;ve been paying for my own insurance -- and that&#x27;s well before ACA.<p>There&#x27;s an interesting chart on the Kaiser Foundation website, where it shows the average plan prices and percent increase year-over-year broken down by state. It also shows that, after tax credits and with very few exceptions, plan prices have remained stable (0% change) between 2015 and 2016.<p>I understand and sympathize with the high premium prices, but I have serious reservations about the assertion that the high premiums are due to the ACA and not external factors.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncsl.org&#x2F;research&#x2F;health&#x2F;health-insurance-premiums.aspx" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncsl.org&#x2F;research&#x2F;health&#x2F;health-insurance-premium...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;kff.org&#x2F;health-reform&#x2F;issue-brief&#x2F;2017-premium-changes-and-insurer-participation-in-the-affordable-care-acts-health-insurance-marketplaces&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;kff.org&#x2F;health-reform&#x2F;issue-brief&#x2F;2017-premium-change...</a>