Cynthia Cox

By definition, ACA marketplaces are an option of last resort.

at least for someone who wants comprehensive major medical health insurance.

In order to get these subsidies, people already cannot be eligible for employer coverage.

They can't be eligible for Medicaid or Medicare.

A hospital visit in the United States costs more.

A doctor's visit costs more.

The same prescription drug costs more.

We have slightly fewer doctor's visits and slightly shorter hospital stays than people in similarly large and wealthy countries do.