U.S. will spend $2.6 trillion less on health care than expected before Obamacare, study projects

[SassySue]

A new study predicts that the federal forecast of national health care spending under President Obama's signature health law was a big overestimate — by $2.6 trillion over a five-year period.


Study concludes that Obamacare has definitely contributed to decreasing healthcare costs over the long term.

Full article:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...tid=mail_pulse

[gfejunkie]

All that says is that health care spending has gone down because nobody can afford it. From your own link...

"But another factor that Levitt and Hempstead pointed to was the increase in deductibles. Research has shown that patients with high-deductible health plans simply avoid the use of health care altogether while they are on the hook for their health care costs.

If that's what's happening, it could look good for reining in spending in the short term, but may not save money in the long run — or be good for people's health."

Costs up = spending down, ya Bozo!