New Rules: Obama Care Playing Field

With efforts to simplify the healthcare act, today President Obama made an announcement on Capitol Hill this morning that citizens can keep their old health insurance plan, which would not have been permitted with the original Affordable Healthcare Act. The extension is still yet only temporary and will only extend keeping your old health insurance policy for "one" year.

President Obama stated at the press conference, "I completely get how upsetting this can be for a lot of Americans, particularly after assurances they heard from me that if they had a plan that they liked the could keep it," said Mr. Obama, who repeatedly took personal responsibility for the health care rollout, which has thrown Democrats on the defensive. "And to those Americans, I hear you loud and clear. I said that I would do everything we can to fix this problem. And today I'm offering an idea that will help do it." (Parker)

Full Press Conference 11/14/15:

President Obama is trying to restore faith in the Affordable Healthcare Act, in order to persuade citizens of the benefits. I am afraid that extending the options for patients to keep their current healthcare plan for one year is not good enough. Whether we face the facts or not, a year is going to come and go soon as we blink our eyes.

I still firmly believe that citizens should have the right to chose. America is a Democracy and we should not dictate healthcare options. The Affordable Healthcare Act is beneficial for those who are currently un-insured and seeking insurance. Along with those citizens who are looking for a more cost efficient healthcare plan. Thus, the Affordable Healthcare Act should be available for those who chose to receive the benefit.

A quick fix of extending the time citizens have to keep their current healthcare plan does not eliminate citizens concerns. This decision that was made by President Obama is only buying time for the President to re-think issues and faults in the Affordable Healthcare Act. In a year, will we face this same issue?

Work Cited:

Parker, Ashley. "A Contrite Obama Unveils a Health Fix. "The New York Times. N.p., 14 Nov 2013. Web. 14 Nov 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/15/us/politics/obama-to-offer-health-care-fix-to-keep-plan-democrat-says.html?_r=0&adxnnlx=1384476572-zujFvKN3tEFtJttUhuRpIA>.