2016 Postmortem

jeff47

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46. That's actually not correct. You do pay.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #34)

Thu Jan 14, 2016, 11:55 AM

Jan 2016

Your employer is paying you less cash in order to pay for your insurance.

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Why we should elect Bernie Sanders. How much do you pay for your health insurance... [View all] Luminous Animal Jan 2016 OP

We can't afford insurance. winter is coming Jan 2016 #1

Yep.And 10s of millions who were forced into ACA and can't afford their meds so opt out of treatment Luminous Animal Jan 2016 #2

Same here Mnpaul Jan 2016 #61

My daughter got this cool number to insert into her tax form. nc4bo Jan 2016 #3

The ACA is going to collapse in just a few years tularetom Jan 2016 #4

Yep. Which is why we need to tackle the problem now before it becomes a catastrophe. Luminous Animal Jan 2016 #9

I knew that 15% limit was bogus from the beginning... ljm2002 Jan 2016 #26

This is what I'm afraid of. area51 Jan 2016 #44

It's not that the 15% limit is bogus, it's that if medical costs go up, that 15% goes up too. jeff47 Jan 2016 #48

0. Covered by VA Kaleva Jan 2016 #5

And that is great! And part of our taxes go to covering vets. We should extend that to all Luminous Animal Jan 2016 #13

And get the VA back up to standard. winter is coming Jan 2016 #15

Indeed. Bernie has long advocated for the best medical standards for vets. Luminous Animal Jan 2016 #19

I'm all for single payer health care Kaleva Jan 2016 #68

My mom just switched Jharr827 Jan 2016 #6

It is a constant anxiety. Your mom must be so worried. YOU must be so worried for your mom. Luminous Animal Jan 2016 #11

She called her doctor Jharr827 Jan 2016 #25

OMG...that is awful! Punkingal Jan 2016 #7

This breaks my heart, it really does. nt. polly7 Jan 2016 #8

Ohioan here, on expanded Medicaid. bvf Jan 2016 #10

My wife and I are in a similar situation, LA . . . Journeyman Jan 2016 #12

FYI, my husband and I do this for a living. You never managed to prove how you saved so much money Luminous Animal Jan 2016 #17

I'm confused. Am I to conclude then you believe I'm lying? . . . Journeyman Jan 2016 #31

Like I said. I do this for a living. Professionally and as a volunteer. Luminous Animal Jan 2016 #33

There needs to be real healthcare reform, not Autumn Jan 2016 #14

Our kid, his wife, and son pay $500 a month with a $12,000 deductible. Nay Jan 2016 #16

$12,000 deductible. A bankruptcy amount. Unforgivable. Luminous Animal Jan 2016 #18

So they are paying for a product they can't afford to use? Autumn Jan 2016 #20

They are paying for a product that will protect them in case of Nay Jan 2016 #23

In case of catastrophic illness/accident. Autumn Jan 2016 #24

It certainly shouldn't be this way. I wanted single payer from the Nay Jan 2016 #32

I don't pay. Agschmid Jan 2016 #21

I think this should be part of the reform. (And an idea I emailed the Bernie team about) Luminous Animal Jan 2016 #22

You do pay. jeff47 Jan 2016 #47

Do you think all employers are just going to give us all a raise once we have single payer? Agschmid Jan 2016 #52

Do you think strawmen are effective means for deflecting? jeff47 Jan 2016 #56

Yes I understand how it works... Agschmid Jan 2016 #59

Hey look, another subject change! jeff47 Jan 2016 #62

Wow... Just wow. Agschmid Jan 2016 #63

$1,780 a month? Reter Jan 2016 #27

Not even close. I expect you are are young. At one of my client's workplace when Luminous Animal Jan 2016 #29

No, not really, I'm 42 Reter Jan 2016 #38

How much do you pay? Luminous Animal Jan 2016 #40

Nothing, thankfully because of my job Reter Jan 2016 #49

We pay around $1800 Bjornsdotter Jan 2016 #28

Wow. I wonder if they would? Maybe comprehensive health care is just a plane ticket away. Luminous Animal Jan 2016 #30

Not sure Bjornsdotter Jan 2016 #35

Answer: nothing... brooklynite Jan 2016 #34

Even if/when my taxes go up Bjornsdotter Jan 2016 #36

Despite you bold assertion. Most people do. That is why MOST PEOPLE want single payer. Luminous Animal Jan 2016 #37

That's actually not correct. You do pay. jeff47 Jan 2016 #46

More people...with jobs that pay for their insurance noiretextatique Jan 2016 #64

Point to where I said that change wasn't necessary or desireable... brooklynite Jan 2016 #65

Howard Dean the Pragmatic one, Shill for Hillary Clinton has some advice Bernblu Jan 2016 #39

Thankfully the "killing us" is not the reality -- as it was before ACA. Festivito Jan 2016 #41

450 a month for a great plan, but my employer pays it. mahina Jan 2016 #42

I am in Germany and pay 356€/month coyote Jan 2016 #43

Family of 4 on an employee-backed HDP. Premiums + Deductible come to $10k/year. jeff47 Jan 2016 #45

$900 a month. One Medicare supplemental, two private policies from ACA. in_cog_ni_to Jan 2016 #50

I have a good union that bargains on my behalf... mike_c Jan 2016 #51

42 y/o - $450 a month. $4k deductible. $80.00 per visit copay. bunnies Jan 2016 #53

It cost me 3 years 6 months, 22 days, 5 hours and 17 minutes of my life to get health care. hobbit709 Jan 2016 #54

I pay about $20,000 a year for mine. PeteSelman Jan 2016 #55

I wish this kind of energy was employed to elect a useful Congress. randome Jan 2016 #57

if people are energized they will elect progressive congresspersons. Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2016 #60

Health, dental, vision and prescription Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2016 #58

We pay around $1300 a month AFTER employer pitches in $450 a month. Turn CO Blue Jan 2016 #66

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #67