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shermann7, mostly just more angry right-wing nonsense. You obviously didn't fact check that Dr. David Janda effort.

Dr. David Janda says Obamacare was written by health insurance companies. That's, being nice, one example of his misleading over-hyped right-wing hyperbole.

See - The Real Story of Obamacare's Birth

One reason for the continued resistance to the Affordable Care Act is a badly distorted narrative of how it became law.

Norm Ornstein Jul 6, 2015

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/the-real-story-of-obamacares-birth/397742/

Janda, of course, didn't tell you that the much-maligned mandate was a Mitt Romney invention, something which surely yo already know. Also Janda in his deep state state must include Romney as a deep-state guy. Maybe he thinks all congress is in his conspiracy. Does he? Anyway, a couple on Janda's' Medicaid is bad for your health claim'.

Is Medicaid Bad for Your Health?

By Robert Farley Posted on July 10, 2015

Under the Affordable Care Act, millions of the uninsured have gained Medicaid coverage. But is Medicaid good for their health, bad for their health, or does it make no difference from being uninsured? All three claims found a political champion recently, and all refer to the same study for support.

According to Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry, the health outcomes for people on Medicaid are no better than for those without insurance.

Fellow candidate Sen. Ted Cruz went further, saying health outcomes are “markedly worse when people get on Medicaid” and that “people’s life expectancy goes down on Medicaid.”

President Obama and others in his administration, meanwhile, credit the Medicaid expansion for improving people’s health and saving thousands of lives.

The academic evidence is heavily on Obama’s side. But both the president and Perry are cherry-picking from the same study, while Cruz distorts it.

https://www.factcheck.org/2015/07/is-medicaid-bad-for-your-health/

A later one

"Actually, on some procedures, you're more likely to die if you're on Medicaid than if you're uninsured."
— Michael Needham on Sunday, June 25th, 2017 in an interview on Fox News Sunday

Mostly False

Are Medicaid patients more likely to die than uninsured, as Heritage Action CEO says?

By Amy Sherman on Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 at 4:13 p.m.

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Our ruling

Needham said, "Actually, on some procedures, you're more likely to die if you're on Medicaid than if you're uninsured."

Needham points to a 2011 op-ed that cited studies about the outcomes of patients on Medicaid for certain types of procedures. We were able to reach the authors of three of those studies who disputed Gottlieb’s conclusions.

We rate this claim Mostly False.

https://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2017/jun/28/michael-needham/are-medicaid-patients-more-likely-die-uninsured-he/

One more.

An author in the Twin Cities Daily Planet .. https://www.cjr.org/news_startups_guide/2011/06/twin-cities-daily-planet.php/ .. on Dr. Janda's misleading attack on Obamacare says

Fact-checking Dr. David Janda: Why Obamacare isn’t fascist

By Jay Gabler (Front Row Seat) | October 16, 2012

https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/david-janda-obamacare-affordable-care-act/

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Effect of the Affordable Care Act in Ohio

Public Policy Logo - one line.pngin Ohio

The impact of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), also known as Obamacare, has been debated among politicians, policymakers, and other stakeholders. The ACA was signed into law in 2010 by President Barack Obama (D). The law facilitates the purchase of health insurance through a system of health insurance exchanges, tax credits, and subsidies. Initially, states were required to expand eligibility for Medicaid under the law; a 2012 ruling by the United States Supreme Court made the Medicaid expansion voluntary for states. The law also requires insurers to cover healthcare services within a standard set of benefits and prohibits coverage denials based on preexisting conditions. Under the law, all individuals are required to obtain health insurance.

HIGHLIGHTS

* Between 2013 and 2016, the number of uninsured individuals in Ohio declined by 48.8 percent.

* About 207,000 individuals in Ohio were enrolled in health plans offered through the health insurance exchange in 2017. Enrollment in Medicaid amounted to about 2.8 million in May 2017.

* The Kaiser Family Foundation found that between 2016 and 2017, average monthly premiums for benchmark plans on Ohio's exchange decreased by an average of 2 percent in the Cleveland market, from $234 to $229.

This article presents data that researchers have collected and analyzed, as well as reports they've released based on that data, as they attempt to understand the ACA's impact. See the following sections for more information:

1. Health insurance: This section provides information on insurance coverage overall, enrollment in Medicaid, and enrollment through the health insurance exchanges.

2. Consumer costs: This section provides information on the average premiums and deductibles paid by consumers.

3. Government spending: This section provides information on federal and state spending for Medicaid, tax credits and subsidies, and uncompensated care costs.

4. Market reactions: This section provides information on health insurer participation in the exchanges, narrow networks, and direct primary care.

https://ballotpedia.org/Effect_of_the_Affordable_Care_Act_in_Ohio

It's a fact checkers goldmine.