Affordable care Act

June 26^th 2016

The Supreme Court ruling yesterday clearly and strongly supported the intent of the Affordable Care Act to make reasonable health insurance available for more U.S. Citizens than ever before. 

One would think that those who have opposed and obstructed this act would now start to think that they were wrong, and this act is indeed very good for America. However it will probably just make them hunker down even more in spite of all the good things this act has brought about for the millions of Americans who now have health insurance.

Unfortunately, we are all affected differently depending on the  state where we live. In those states that embraced the ACA and expanded Medicaid, the numbers of uninsured dropped as predicted, whilst in other states many people fell through the cracks. This difference is purely partisan related, and those who suffer are the citizens of states where conservative ideology has prevented people from participating in health care insurance  intended for all Americans.   

Given that our constitution demands  equality for all, it would appear that certain states are artificially imposing  their ideology at the expense of the poorest among us. Perhaps the Supreme Court should consider that breach of law, and harmonize the ACA across all states.