<p>@Jweinst1: It still isn’t socialism. You do not have private ownership or private distribution of profits in a socialist system. The “people” or the “workers” own the companies and profits. </p>
<p>The government forcing people to buy private insurance IS NOT socialism. Those insurance companies are still private. Medicare and Medicaid are single payer system. Private ownership and distribution of profits continue within that single payer system. The VA Health System is a socialist system; though not completely. It is owned and almost 100% operated by the government. There is minimal private ownership within that system. Some medical school independently manage limited VA locations and own the profits.</p>
<p>Whether we had Obamacare or not, doctors’ salaries were plummeting and expected to continue doing so. No evidence so far, though only 3 months, that Obamacare has increased or decreased that trend.</p>