How can people pay their rent if health care takes their money?

Answer 1

Having to buy health insurance is nothing new. In fact, for decades, people have had to budget for health care, along with rent and food and car payments and other expenses. Unfortunately, the previous system of health care left many people uninsured or unable to afford any coverage, and often, insurance companies denied people insurance or dropped them due to pre-existing conditions. The reason several presidents in the past tried to pass legislation to improve access to health care was because it had been so expensive and so difficult to get. Political rhetoric aside (and there is a lot of misinformation from both sides about the Affordable Care Act), its intent was to make insurance more affordable and give more people access. Whether it will succeed remains to be seen, but in some states, it has already been beneficial, while in others, it has been a slow process.