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The worst problem in the Affordable Care Act, Clinton said, is a provision related to healthcare coverage for families. In some cases, one family member might be able to affordably insure himself or herself through an employer, but not the rest of the family. And the rest of the family could not receive tax subsidies to buy coverage through the healthcare law's exchanges.
"It's obviously not fair, and it's bad policy," Clinton said.
He said he believes the provision was a drafting error. LINK
Clinton also pointed to what is probably the most pressing problem in the law’s design. Obamacare was designed to provide Medicaid coverage, through a large national expansion, to all Americans earning up to 138% of the federal poverty level (FDL). Those earning above that level but below 400% of FDL will be eligible for federal subsidies to buy private coverage. But the Supreme Court’s 2012 ruling that the Medicaid expansion must be optional for states has left legions of the working poor with no way to afford insurance. LINK
So what would you advocate?
Option 1: Implement the law ASAP even if it harms middle and lower class families the way Bill Clinton describes.
Option 2: Put implementation on hold until the glitches are fixed so that middle and lower class families are not harmed.
Which option would you choose?