For the NPR haters - a couple finds relief in Obamacare

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http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/11/05/242416423/in-colorado-a-couple-finds-relief-in-obamacare

There's plenty of criticism of the Affordable Care Act and how it's being implemented. But let's introduce you to someone who is quite pleased with her Obamacare experience: Lela Petersen of Flagler, Colo. She's a small business owner with a very big health insurance bill. But thanks to the health law, she expects that bill will be cut by more than half in January.

Petersen is 57, and her husband, Mike, is 60. They have some pre-existing conditions. He has diabetes. She has a back injury. The HMO policy they've carried since 1992 has risen over the years to $1,950 per month, just for the two of them.

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At the beginning of October she checked out Colorado's insurance exchange and found the exact same policy from the same insurer for only $832 a month. "It's dropping us down about $1,100 a month. We can retire. We can go fishing. We can actually see a future," says Petersen.

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The Affordable Care Act will bring big changes for a lot of people, especially those who want to retire before they're eligible for Medicare. A 2012 survey by Employee Benefit Research Institute found polled planned to stay in their jobs longer than they wanted to, so they could keep health insurance through their employer.

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