How can Health Care be More Affordable without Government Overreach?

- American Thinker- While staunch supporters are still a little slow to come around to the idea most have reached the conclusion by now that the Affordable Care Act AKA Obamacare isnt everything it was billed to be. While its made health care more affordable for a few its ultimately driven up costs for the rest of the American population. Its an age-old question thats miffed politicians and lawmakers for decades but its worth asking again: is there a way to make health care affordable for the masses without government overreach? While well have to wait a number of years to understand the full impact of Obamacare its not a stretch to call it a total failure. Yes 20 million people picked up health insurance from 2010 to 2016 but thats about the only positive piece of news to report. The rest of the country has suffered or will suffer as a result of Obamacares shortcomings in the next few months or years. For a health insurance policy known as the Affordable Care Act theres nothing affordable about the program. Even the liberal New York Times has finally come to accept this reality reporting that Obamacares marketplaces and Medicaid expansion make health coverage a good deal for those near the poverty line but those earning not much more still often struggle to pay health plan premiums and face deductibles that are much higher than those seen in a typical employer health plan. A Different Point of View : Weve got to give up on repealing replacing Obamacare -Source- Des Moine Register- Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley this week told people gathered at an Iowa town hall that politicians should give up on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act. During the meeting Thursday in Orange City Grassley started answering a question about bipartisan efforts to improve the legislation before saying Oh by the way weve got to give up on repeal and replace. A video of his answer was posted online by American Bridge 21st Century a Democratic organization. In an email Grassleys press secretary Nicole Tieman said the senator was speaking to a mathematical reality: the votes to repeal and replace Obamacare arent there in the current Congress an assessment he and other senators have expressed before. Of course the need to replace Obamacare with sustainable legislation that actually addresses the insurance and health care needs of Iowans remains Tieman said.