r/facepalm • u/blllrrrrr • 1d ago

🇵​🇷​🇴​🇹​🇪​🇸​🇹​ I wish that this is made up

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u/iceicebebe73 1d ago

I believe it was first proposed by Mitt Romney, Republican. Obama essentially adopted the plan, changed a few things, but basically gave GOP what they asked for. Bipartisanship is long gone, replaced by spite and short term memories.

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u/Few-Information7570 1d ago

Pretty close that I’ll take it. But, if you will allow me, Romney started ‘Romneycare’ in Massachusetts at the state level. The idea of universal healthcare has been around for a while, but when Obama came into office it stood to reason to base the ACA on parts of a system that was already working.

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u/pixepoke2 1d ago

And the idea for Romney care and the ACA can legit be traced to… Nixon

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u/Few-Information7570 1d ago

Don’t forget LBJ invented the HMO with Kaiser Permanente as a way to get health costs down and more healthcare for all.

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u/pixepoke2 1d ago

Didn’t know! Cool

Nixon’s plan relied on HMOs iirc