[quote=ucodegen][quote=SK in CV]But nonetheless, the number of people who signed up for insurance, whether through a federal or state exchange is a precise measurement of the success of the ACA. It’s primary goal was to get people insured. It worked. A higher percentage of the population is insured now than at any other time. Arguing that it’s the fine is just stupid. The fine IS an integral part of the ACA.[/quote] Just because people complied due to the fine does not make it a success. The law did not do what it was intended to do – make medical care more affordable to most of the people affected. It did make it more affordable for a small number but more expensive for a greater number of people. All that the fine do was made people comply because the cost of not complying was higher than the cost of insurance.

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No. It did not make medical care more expensive for a greater number of people. There is absolutely no evidence to support that claim. (Your personal experience may have been different. Your personal experience however, is not evidence of anything other than your experience.) The cost of medical care has increased since the law was passed, however there is no evidence that these increases are a result of the law. Costs increased before the law was passed. Medical insurance premiums have increased at half the rate of increases in the decade immediately before the law went into effect, and at the slowest rate in almost 3 decades.