The advert ‘The Truth About Obamacare’ by Molyneux serves to investigate and expose the glaring truths and falsehoods that dominate the discussion of the Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act Molyneux beings from the basics of the Obamacare, the political promises that were used for campaigns and the different approaches of implementation and the change of heart from one element of the promises to another (Molyneux, 1.26). There are some intriguing realities in this video that provide a reflection of the passion with which the Obamacare was expected to change the healthcare system to generate one that is sustainable and effective for the current generation and the future generation. However, based on the views from this campaign, it is apparent that the Obamacare has tried in as much as possible to solve the current healthcare issues by working around them rather than solving them (Molyneux, 2.48).
The general approach has been trying to postpone the challenges and costs to the future either for convenience or for political reasons. A major issue that I consider to have been worked out or planned poorly is the fact that up to 16 million Americans is due or may have lost their original healthcare plan due to the impacts of Obamacare (Molyneux, 4.51). This is even within the promise that people would be able to retain their current plans and to an extent those with preferred primary care providers would definitely retain them. This now seems like a campaign tool that has terribly backfired. The loss of current plans is a significant loss for the affected groups either through costs of premiums or the abrupt need to use an alien system without substantial notice.
Questions
Does the Obamacare website still require registration before I can access the costs of the plans? If so, is there no other platform from which I can view the costs and make decisions before registration?
What are the key reasons why the federal government prefers registration as the first requirement for accessing Obamacare plans?
How costly would it be for someone pursing a personal healthcare plan away from the Obamacare? And what are the implications to costs of care access?
Is it possible that the Obamacare could become unsustainable later due to the spiraling costs caused by the resistance by the young and healthy people to register?
The advert raises more than one issue about the Obamacare, its effectiveness, efficiency as well as its robustness. However, I think that there is more of theoretical analysis as opposed to objective judgment. There is no doubt that the advert has so much truthful content. The analysis offers a systematic insight into each and every aspect of the Obamacare or at least the major elements of the Obamacare. In my view, the advert would have included objective judgments by people who have had challenges with the Obamacare for instance those who have lost their current plans due to Obamacare as well as those who feel that they are paying exorbitant prices for care services that they actually may not have used and may not even use in the future. It would have been necessary to point a few case studies from the population where people have been affected by the Obamacare so that these can eliminate the political rhetoric that dominates the discussion of Obamacare (Kaiser Family Foundation, par. 3).
A major challenge for this advert is that the federal government has spent quite a fortune in trying to reach masses particularly through mainstream media and vibrant agencies. The insurance companies who seemingly are the prime beneficiaries of the Obamacare are also at the forefront of advocating for the Obamacare and with the avalanche of resources at their disposal, there is no doubt that such a campaign that tries to unearth unwanted political truths and myths may not be effective at the population level. On the other hand, it is difficult to disseminate the political neutrality of the author of this advert and there could be a perception that he is also part of the large anti-Obamacare campaigners who are doing it to seek political mileage for one reason or the other. Separating the politics and the actual ideologies and truths may be a challenge for the population.
Works Cited
Kaiser Family Foundation. "ACA Advertising in 2014 – Insurance and Political Ads | The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation." N.p., 2016. Web. <http://kff.org/health-reform/report/aca-advertising-in-2014-insurance-and-political-ads/>.
Molyneux, S. "The Truth About Obamacare." N.p., 2013. Web. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9r93OxpE8g>.
