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[BillyRibs]

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[kestrel91316]

1. Got a jpg of your paperwork showing this (with ID info removed)?

[kestrel91316]

13. You're complaining about $290/mo for health insurance for TWO PEOPLE????

Good lord. Cry me a river. I had to drop my GROUP policy with a $5k deductible (or was it $7500? I forget) plus a 20% copay, with I think a $10k out-of-pocket cap several years ago when it topped $500/mo for ONE PERSON.

And absolutely no medication or preventive care fell under any exemption from ded/copays like today.

[kestrel91316]

15. I am a self-employed veterinarian, barely hanging on these days thanks to the

RW ruining things for my formerly-middle class client base.

Money has never grown on trees for me. As a single woman entrepreneur I have ALWAYS had to struggle.

I don't run up ship ladders. I just risk catching a deadly disease from one or another of my patients (including rabies) or receiving a career-ending injury every single fucking day. And there's nobody to help with the bills if I can't work, or do the shopping if I can't go to the store, or anything else. This has been a high wire act with no net for most of my adult life.

How many of the past 30 years have YOU had a regular paycheck and medical insurance??

Like I said, cry me a river. And I ain't the troll in this picture, noob.

ETA: Take your classically freeperish inappropriate capitalization back with you to whatever bridge you crawled out from under.

[liberal N proud]

2. We experienced that last year

This year no change.

I suspect they are protecting themselves and hope the price goes down once they see savings as a result of Obama are.

[NYC_SKP]

3. Welcome to America.

I suspect that your actual entire plan costs did not double, just your contribution to the total.

In an event, I experienced much the same thing from year to year in my last position.

First it was free, then it was $40 on my part, then $65, then $130, year after year always rising, and often doubling or worse.

[NYC_SKP]

10. I have some pity for smaller businesses, but big companies should try harder to provide coverage.

I know costs are high, but we work hard for them to be successful and the working ranks should have coverage as good as the execs.

Good luck!

[johnd83]

4. I have been on COBRA getting my small business up and running

It is over 6k a year. Medicare for all would be soooo much cheaper and more effective. Obamacare is better than nothing but still way more expensive than single payer.

[dem in texas]

6. My daughter is on Cobra and it is bleeding her dry

She pays $325 a month and has a $5,000 deductible, plus a high co-pay for RX. After she pays rent, utilities, insurance, she has no money left. She checked the Obama care calculator and her monthly cost will drop to around $80 a month for same coverage.

[johnd83]

7. Wow, that is terrible health insurance

I think I had a $250 deductible and fairly low co-pays. What is the co-pay and deductible for the Obama care plan? When I was a student I had pretty crappy insurance that only covered $1200 a year in RX. I had some health issues and that evaporated in a month or two to the point it was basically useless. Thankfully I think that kind of plan is illegal now.

[missingthebigdog]

5. May be doing you a favor

Does this result in the plan costing more than 9.5% of your income? That would make you eligible for the exchanges, I think.

[kestrel91316]

16. You act like that's a BAD thing.

No shock, I suppose, considering.

Enjoy your stay.

I am ecstatic about the exchanges and the subsidies. I'll be able to get medical insurance for LESS THAN $500/MO FOR A CATASTROPHIC PLAN.