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Ten states have uninsured rates below 5 percent. What are they doing right?

Universal health care remains an unrealized dream for the United States. But in some parts of the country, the dream has drawn closer to a reality in the 13 years since the Affordable Care Act passed.

Overall, the number of uninsured Americans has fallen from 46.5 million in 2010, the year President Barack Obama signed his signature health care law, to about 26 million today. The US health system still has plenty of flaws — beyond the 8 percent of the population who are uninsured, far higher than in peer countries, many of the people who technically have health insurance still find it difficult to cover their share of their medical bills. Nevertheless, more people enjoy some financial protection against health care expenses than in any previous period in US history.

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[–] FlyingSquid 91 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Everybody has health insurance" is not universal health care. I have health insurance and thousands of dollars of medical debt. And it's good insurance.

[–] Cato_the_Posadist 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was about to say, OP is either pushing something or a moron.

[–] MicroWave 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m sorry to hear about your situation. This article focuses more on efforts to reduce the number of uninsured people and is aware of what you’re saying about costs:

…many of the people who technically have health insurance still find it difficult to cover their share of their medical bills. Nevertheless, more people enjoy some financial protection against health care expenses than in any previous period in US history.

[–] FlyingSquid 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's great and I'm glad to hear it. It still isn't universal healthcare by any means. Universal healthcare means removing profit motive from the system.

[–] MicroWave 12 points 1 year ago

Yeah the article seems to draw the definition from this:

The United States is the only wealthy industrialized nation without universal health coverage, a crucial component to ensuring quality health care for all without financial burden that causes delay or avoidance of necessary medical care.

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M19-2415