Hospitals, Policy

Bill Maher voices Obamacare concerns – insurance companies are to blame

Recently on his HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher, the outspoken liberal shared that […]

Recently on his HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher, the outspoken liberal shared that he isn’t exactly pro-ACA, saying Obamacare is not only too expensive, it’s just confusing.

He’s been somewhat critical of the law since the rollout, but also very supportive for various reasons. A nd despite acknowledging some of its obvious benefits, he still has his concerns.

“You know it’s the signature achievement of obviously this president and like many liberals I’ve been screaming how great it has been and ‘it’s working’ and ‘there’s no doubt,’” he said.

Maher mentioned that what doesn’t seem to make sense is that Obama had said if you like your current plan, nothing will change, which he says just isn’t true now.

“Well, everything has changed. 46 percent of people are having trouble paying health care costs now, up 10 percent from a year ago because the deductibles went up, the co-pays went up. They can’t see the doctor they used to see because he’s in a different network. They go to get questions answered and they’re talking to somebody reading a script in the Philippines. Its like your prostate cancer is being handled by Comcast now.”

Maher isn’t blaming the president, though. He believes the insurance companies have profit tunnel vision.

“People are just not going (to the doctor) because it’s more expensive, too confusing and I think this was intentional,” he said. “I think the insurance companies wanted this to happen because that’s how they make money.”

His solution, a single payer system.

Since the broadcast, the White House has reported that 11.4 million people have enrolled in Obamacare as of Sunday.

[Photo from Flickr user ehpien]

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