In the article “America is in the middle of the worst drug epidemic ever. Obamacare’s repeal could make it worse” by German Lopez  mainly focuses on how millions of people suffering from drug use disorders could be in jeopardy of not receiving health insurance anymore. Donald Trump wishes to repeal Obamacare which will lead millions of Americans to be left with no type of access to treatment or health care needs. For instance, one of the reports found that “the amount of hospitalizations for substance use or mental health disorder in which the recipient was uninsured fell from about 20 percent toward the end of 2013 to about 5 percent by mid-2015.” Which means under Obamacare many people were able to get the care they needed. Obamacare worked adequately to benefit Americans in need. Unfortunately if Obamacare was to be repealed America could go back to this state and this could lead to great suffering if there was to be no type of replacement plan sufficient enough to cover these people.

Although Donald Trump and Republicans do not have a set plan, but the ones mentioned are detrimental. “The plans they have specified always leave a greater number of people of uninsured – anywhere from 3 million to 21 million, depending on the plan.” This shows how Obamacare is an “essential health benefit” and how it has saved many Americans. Also the death of drug overdoses have skyrocketed. More than 52,000 died in the year 2015. These rates are higher than ever and surpassed the number of deaths in car crashes, gun violence and Hiv/Aids. This goes to show how badly America needs Obamacare. With out this crucial care the number of individuals that die from drug overdose will continue to increase.