My young co-worker was involved in a terrible crash with a drunk
driver and didn't have insurance. Ten years later, she was still
paying off the plastic surgery that restored her face.  A major
requirement of the Affordable Care Act is that everybody,
especially young people, buys health insurance, and a big
argument against it is that the so-called "young invincibles"
won't sign up.  They don't feel all that invincible, according
to U. S. News and World Report, which reports studies and polls
showing that young people understand the importance of health
insurance and will sign up for insurance if it's affordable. For
them it hinges on the ACA tax credits offered to lower-income
people. Young people are now the targets of pro and con forces,
plus the insurance industry. They've never been so loved.
Still, when ACA opens shop on Oct. 1, nobody knows exactly how
it's all going to work. Which is why, with all the hysteria and
venom out there, I keep returning to healthcare providers. They
don't have the luxury