Doctor Visits Drop 20%—Life Expectancy for the Poor Drops 5%
 |
| Image from Flickr, by Metro Centric |
Pretty much everyone I talk to at work or in my neighborhood has been raving about how wonderful Obamacare is going to be. Granted, most of these people are liberals (I do live in San Francisco, after all). And they are correct that Obamacare will offer some advantages over the status quo, particularly for women’s reproductive health, as I described in a recent post. It will also no doubt provide coverage for many who currently lack it.
Overall, however, it is primarily just a huge giveaway to the big insurance companies. By