Topic: Affordable Care Act

2 chapters across the catalog

66: Black Butterfly
• 2:37:44 - 2:49:39

66: Black Butterfly

Body Brokers and the Affordable Care Act Loophole

The film "Body Brokers," starring Michael K. Williams, exposes a "gold rush" in the rehab industry created by the Affordable Care Act. The legislation required insurance to cover substance abuse, leading to a $12 billion industry where facilities bill thousands for "liquid gold" (urine tests). The segment also covers FBI investigations into "biological resource centers" that illegally sold infected body parts for profit.

53: 2020 Vision
• 1:27:18 - 1:30:40

53: 2020 Vision

Obamacare as a Wall Street Insurance Scheme

The hosts critique the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), characterizing it as a scheme to enrich insurance companies and banks rather than a genuine healthcare solution. They argue Obama squandered his political capital on a "banking document" that mandated participation in a flawed private insurance market.