What's Important About The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

People are up in arms about it, but keep the following example in mind. "S" is a family member of a friend. S was born with a genetic predisposition to develop MS, and it is common for people with his form of MS to develop cancer. Luckily, this form of cancer is treatable with a low rate of death for people who get treatment. Before the ACA, people in S's condition went broke trying to pay for health care, received worse quality of treatment, or would simply forego part or all of their recommended treatments due to being unable to afford health care without insurance, or due to being unable to get insurance due to "preexisting conditions" such as MS. After the ACA, S can get treatment. Without it S can't. As the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the world, it is a choice as to whether or not we help people with medical conditions beyond their control. It's that simple. Obama and co. chose to help. Romney chose to help in Massachusetts years ago, but thinks it's a bad idea to provide help for everybody now. The standard Republican line now is to go back to choosing to forsake people like S. Teams don't matter; policies do. People like S are what is important to keep in mind about the ACA.