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In reply to the discussion: Just got my ACA premium notice for next year [View all]sunnystarr
(2,638 posts)After reading through the replies and your condescending comments I'm moved to make my own. You've managed to stay alive for 30 years "with a chronic disease and uninsured." You finally get coverage for a year at a cost of $27.55/month. It's going to go up and you're complaining that you can't afford the $101.67/month. My only income is SS which started, as yours, with widow benefits until I hit 65 and Medicare kicked in. I pay $104.90/month for Part B and $224 each month for my supplemental along with $37/month for my Part D.
If I believed my life was on the line I'd be moving to a state which offered Medicaid Expansion since you obviously are collecting over the maximum for Medicaid. If you're above the Medicaid Expansion limit then you should be able to survive since so many of us are managing to make the necessary life changes to do exactly that with less.
In any event you obviously survived for 30 years without it and can do so again. Then you can pay more than they want from you now for your Medicare.
Oh and you can thank Obama for relatively "free" year.