Stickied FAQ thread on navigating the ACA and the American health care system

[steve2470]

I admit, I do not possess enough knowledge to do this.

Any volunteers on starting this ? We can all add to it as we go along.

Thanks for listening.

Steve

[Peacetrain]

1. Rec. plus plus plus

[steve2470]

2. maybe in one of the Health groups ? nt

[Zorra]

3. Great idea. Information is power.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024701765

[Autumn]

4. I think it has been asked for before in ATA to have a thread stickied

and the answer was it wasn't needed.

[steve2470]

5. I think it is desperately needed

It can be done in a health group, which seems logical to me.

[Autumn]

6. It was quite a while back and I think that was Skinners advice.

[Autumn]

7. It seems the requests were for a forum and the phone # of the ACA to be stickied.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12593796

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12593610

[steve2470]

8. yes a forum would be perfect

I'm sure many DU'ers could use it.

[Autumn]

9. Did you miss Skinners answer?

You can ask again in ATA .

[steve2470]

10. yea I will wait for this thread to gather replies and go ask again nt

[theboss]

11. In all honesty, a sticky linking to healthcare.gov is probably enough

The site - despite its launch problems - is actually pretty good.

I know just enough about ACA right now to be dangerous. Unless you are certified, you should not be answering specific questions about it.

[steve2470]

12. it seems people need detailed advice on specific matters

I think people who fight with insurance companies, doctors and hospitals tend to take knowledge for granted. I think there needs to be a place or a forum where information is shared. Knowledge and collaboration is power. Now...if one chooses not to avail oneself of that information, that's their own responsibility.

[Zorra]

13. [phone]! nt

[theboss]

15. I have some knowledge but I wouldn't trust myself to be that kind of voice here

In general, I don't think any message board should take on that responsibility. The companies that guide this process for providers have to get something like 80 hours of training for each employee. Find those companies.

[steve2470]

16. I'd like phone numbers and addresses, etc for people to do just that

I'm not doing this for myself. I'm one of the lucky ones who *knock on wood* is pretty healthy with a good plan. I do understand your points. I would never ask anyone to provide detailed medical or legal, etc advice on here. All we can do is say, "Here is the way you need to go to find answers. The rest is up to you".

[steve2470]

14. kick for comments nt