Democrats used the second day of their convention to talk about how they would reform the healthcare system, tacitly admitting once again that Obamacare was a disaster.
While the first day of the convention focused heavily on the coronavirus pandemic, the second day leaned heavily into healthcare. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer promised healthcare reform if voters give Democrats the Senate majority, and the convention devoted a whole segment to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden discussing healthcare, both with a panel and with a narration of his life story.
Biden has apparently forgotten that Democrats were already supposed to have fixed the healthcare system when he was the vice president under former President Barack Obama.
At the time, Biden called Obamacare a “big f—ing deal.” The legislation was supposed to be a feather in the cap of Democrats under Obama, but instead, it led to a nationwide wipeout of the Democratic Party, losing a record number of legislative seats in the ensuing election. Despite being named the Affordable Care Act, healthcare costs actually got more expensive.
Obama promised that people would not be kicked off of their healthcare plans under Obamacare, a lie that PolitiFact deemed its 2013 “Lie of the Year.” Now, Democrats want a second shot at taking over the healthcare system, and they promise this one will come with even more government intervention.
The original Democratic takeover of the healthcare system saw individual market premiums rise 105% between 2013 and 2017. Insurance companies bailed on the system rather than continuing their money-losing, Obamacare-approved plans. Even Biden recognized that Obamacare failed, offering his own plan during his 2020 presidential run to fix the program signed into law by the administration he worked for.
The Democratic Party couldn’t even run its caucuses in Iowa this year without a full-on meltdown. Now, it wants another chance to “fix” the healthcare system with more government intervention, after its first attempt went down in flames. It’s learned nothing since 2010. This time, Biden promises that if you just trust him, the Democratic Party won’t crash the healthcare system and throw you off your plans.
Source: Washington Examiner