donald trump

My family has always been unable to get health insurance because we can't afford it. But we make too much to qualify for any help. We thought that would change with Obama-care. When we tried to sign up for his "affordable health care" we found out it was NOT affordable to us. And now we are slapped with an increasing penalty because we can't qualify for this "affordable health care".

If hospitals were forced to incur the costs of those WITHOUT health insurance and not be able to "write off" the losses causing all those that pay taxes to pay the difference....I'd be with you.

Also the penalty is basically a non-factor any more.
http://reason.com/blog/2017/02/14/irs-blow-to-obamacare-individual-mandate

In most cases people can afford "Obamacare" given the subsidies. If your lawmakers in your state decided to NOT expand medicaid, you can blame them.

If you live in a state that did and still can't afford healthcare, you are in a very small population. I'd be interested to know the facts behind your situation. I find those that THINK they can't afford healthcare actually can one way or another.