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Affordable Obamacare Could Cost Americans Their Health Turn Your Head and Cough You know Im no fan of Obamacare. It adds even more layers of bureaucracy to the healthcare system. Its no longer you and your doctor making decisions about your personal care... Its not even you and your doctor and your insurance company anymore... The government is now the fourth man in a room that was already too crowded. If you took Obamas promises about the healthcare law at face value, youll be stunned at some of the unintended consequences. Even if you were suspicious of the law in the first place, some of these consequences still might surprise you... Its best to know about them now, so you can be prepared. 1.Dropped families Obamacare was supposed to make insurance affordable for everyone. That was the promise. It was never supposed to force anyone off their current plan. But companies like UPS are dropping workers spouses and families from plans by the thousands. These families are being told to go to the exchanges instead. 2.Reduced Hours Part-time employees across the nation are watching as their hours are cut. Companies are keeping part-time workers below the threshold where they would qualify for coverage. That basically equals a pay cut. The standard of living is being lowered for these workers to control the skyrocketing costs that come with Obamacare. 3.Lay-offs Medical device manufacturers are laying off thousands of workers. Its the only way they can afford the medical device excise tax and still stay in business. 4.Reduced staff numbers at hospitals Many hospitals have announced staff reductions. Cutting staff will help them compensate for the high costs of complying with Obamacare. Thats a double whammy. Thousands of people are out of their jobs, and millions will receive a lesser standard of care because of staff reductions. 5.Limited access Insurance companies need to comply with Obamacare and still offer affordable premiums. Its a difficult balance. As a result, theyve had to reduce the number of qualifying hospitals in their networks. That means you have fewer choices when it comes to where you can seek out care. 6.People opting out of the workforce The Congressional Budget Office recently announced that 2.5 million people will lose their jobs because of Obamacare. The left had a different take. They said those people would voluntarily leave the workforce to qualify for subsidies. Whatever you want to call it, the law shrinks our workforce. And our dependence on government payouts goes up. And thats not good for anyone. 7.Cancelled Plans Obama promised that if you had an insurance plan you liked, you would be able to keep it. Over and over again. Like a broken record. Well, that turned out not to be true. Any grandfathered plan that had changed significantly lost its eligibility. In the first months of the Obamacare rollout, 4.7 million people had their policies unexpectedly cancelled. ...(Continued here) Click here to read the rest of this article...