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Thu Mar-11-10 10:36 AM
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625 – That’s the number of people who lost their health insurance EVERY HOUR in 2009 http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-care-meeting/by-the-numbers/625
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Thu Mar-11-10 10:38 AM
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Thu Mar-11-10 10:39 AM
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Thu Mar-11-10 10:40 AM
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is that this thread is getting unrec'd.
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Thu Mar-11-10 10:43 AM
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5. Well I just gave it a rec because it also exposes the hazards of ... |
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keeping insurance tied to employment.
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Thu Mar-11-10 10:41 AM
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4. One major reason is because health insurance is tied to employment... |
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in other countries where they have a national system, you can lose your job but maintain your access to health care.
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Thu Mar-11-10 10:45 AM
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6. Except that COBRA would kick in for anyone who lost their job last year. |
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Yes, tying Health Insurance to unemployment is an issue, and that's why COBRA exists.
However, the problem with COBRA, and this is where your point is spot-on, is that the individual must pay the premium the employer was paying. That would certainly have an impact on that number from last year.
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Thu Mar-11-10 10:56 AM
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7. Exactly, I'm sure there are many people who lost their jobs and could not afford |
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the COBRA payments.
Look where employer based insurance has led us, but we keep trying to build on that foundation.
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Thu Mar-11-10 12:01 PM
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8. When I lost my insurance in the 90s, I signed up for COBRA and immediately |
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found out that there wasn't a snowball's chance in hell that I could pay the premiums.
Voila. No health insurance for a long, long time.
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