[dashundchen]

What did the ACA require that shouldn't be part of healthcare in one the wealthiest countries in the world?

Annual check ups? Cancer screenings? Maternity care? Basic mental health? Forcing the insurance companies to accept patients with preexisting conditions?

These services should be available to everyone.

If a developed country cannot provide these things to its citizens it's a failing state in my book.

[zdragnar]

It would be significantly cheaper for my wife and I to have a catastrophic-coverage-only plan, but those are now illegal. Between premiums and deductibles, I think we will have to spend north of $30,000 next year before we break even and insurance actually benefits us in any way whatsoever.

You can get telehealth appointments for many things for pretty cheap via companies like GoodRx, and screenings through dedicated groups as well. My last telehealth visit (and likely my last ever) through my PCP's network charged me+my insurance $300 for a 5 minute phone call to renew a prescription I've been on for years.

ACA just solidified the health system as a quasi-private government organization with its own tax system. We could do so much better, but we're hamstrung by a feckless congress.

[dboreham]

"ACA required stuff" is a fox news talking point.