The Patriot Post® · Liberal Essayist: 'ObamaCare Has Hurt My Family'

Let’s just say Catherine Keefe wasn’t opposed to ObamaCare. When Barack Obama won the 2008 election, Keefe was in a hospital watching her husband recover from open-heart surgery. When Democrats passed the “Affordable” Care Act, she thought her worries about preexisting conditions and insurance costs were over. But in an essay published in The Washington Post, Keefe lists how the law disappointed her, with its cost spikes, the shuffle of doctors, and the worry. She writes, “What Obamacare hasn’t eliminated is worry: We’re deeply concerned about our ability to get quality medical care from doctors we trust. The day may soon come when we can’t afford the plans our doctors accept, or we’ll have to wait hours to seen. Will the best doctors flock to a cash-only model? How long can a good doctor be satisfied with the $39.75 the insurance company paid her for my annual check up a few months ago?” Apparently, she supported the bill until she found out what’s in it. More…