Comment by Jordan-117

The ACA had its most effective cost-control mechanisms stripped by its political opponents. Sen. Lieberman (a turncoat Dem who had campaigned for John McCain) forced the removal of the public option, which would have helped hold prices down through competition. The Supreme Court struck the requirement for states to participate in Medicaid expansion, which limited the benefits for millions in a swath of conservative states. And Republicans in Congress removed the individual mandate, which enabled healthy people to go without coverage, raising prices for everyone else.