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neffernin

(275 posts)

16. The ACA is hardly universally good

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:28 PM

Dec 2013

I do know a few people who are going to have a really hard time affording healthcare in the new exchanges. Mostly sub-30's who earn enough to not get a whole lot of subsidies but don't earn enough to do much beyond live very modestly. That extra few hundred bucks a month is huge for such people.

Additionally the amount it makes us as a country rely on the health insurance industry sickens me. Nothing is better than the passing of this GOP crap with the stamps of democrats on it. Yes, its an improvement from what we had before, but I still just hope that single payer is a possibility someday.

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Obamacare's Unlikely Winners [View all] TomCADem Dec 2013 OP

I supported Obamacare but I got screwed. Liberty Belle Dec 2013 #1

My Brain Hurts waronxmas Dec 2013 #2

You are not alone. Just too many holes... nt kelliekat44 Dec 2013 #3

Answer: No. You're not alone. Add me on the list. Amonester Dec 2013 #4

What a disgusting thing to say. Liberty Belle Dec 2013 #32

No...you are not alone. SoapBox Dec 2013 #5

Yeah, she lost me pretty early on... kag Dec 2013 #10

Caca de toro is what it is. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2013 #21

Someone needs to reevaluate their situation. LiberalFighter Dec 2013 #22

Your answers make no sense. Liberty Belle Dec 2013 #23

He has a terrible HMO Liberty Belle Dec 2013 #28

Can we have more... hmmm.. details? Husband income? House value? Amonester Dec 2013 #6

My car is a 2003, 10 years old, very high miles. Liberty Belle Dec 2013 #24

Older cars, mine is 10 years old, hubby's a bit newer, modest Toyotas, nothing fancy. Liberty Belle Dec 2013 #31

At least one thing is for sure... waronxmas Dec 2013 #7

Another one who doesn't make sense of this post. SheilaT Dec 2013 #8

Mark me as another person wondering why she's not on her husband's healthcare plan. 4lbs Dec 2013 #9

I sued a doctor who almost killed me on hubby's HMO. Liberty Belle Dec 2013 #30

"...insurance for homes and cars..." Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #12

WE only own one home. Liberty Belle Dec 2013 #25

Cigna does not even offer coverage through the exchange. MoonchildCA Dec 2013 #13

Yeah, this story touches all the bases lolly Dec 2013 #15

Believe me I researched every option. Liberty Belle Dec 2013 #29

Keep up the pressure on her, don't let her ever ignore your problems Amonester Dec 2013 #33

I can't afford the exchange plans. I don't qualify for subsidies. Liberty Belle Dec 2013 #26

My story has some similarities. Letsduthisnow Dec 2013 #19

Math 101 Lenomsky Dec 2013 #20

The healthcare reforms were not supposed to put people in the poorhouse Liberty Belle Dec 2013 #27

People appalled that their deficient plans had been cancelled seem to be finding . . . MrModerate Dec 2013 #11

K & R. n/t FSogol Dec 2013 #14

The ACA is hardly universally good neffernin Dec 2013 #16

Just out of curiosity... WinstonSmith4740 Dec 2013 #17

Probably not. Drunken Irishman Dec 2013 #34

She reacted with her reptile brain maxsolomon Dec 2013 #18