So the democrats are not to blame for implementing it? I don't see how you can single out any particular party for this situation and if I had to, I'd go with the people that actually jacked up my premiums (democrats).
[1]: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03...
> The House voted 219 to 212 to approve the measure, with every Republican voting no.
[2]: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12...
> Vice President Biden presided over the 60 to 39 party-line vote, ...
This is in line with my original point - since when did facts become so malleable?
But their choice of doing so was guided by right-wing ideology. The Democratic Party is a center-right party. You might not be able to single out any one party for this problem, but you can certainly indict those who further this kind of thinking in the face of its demonstrable moral and economic failure.
Yes, removing this reduces costs - by creating a category of people who can't get insurance at anything resembling a price they can afford, and therefore either have to suffer, go bankrupt, die, or all three.
And then, when coverage was revoked, why would any other person insure this new cancer patient?