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orleans

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Sat Dec 23, 2017, 12:49 AM Dec 2017

obamacare still not affordable for everyone [View all]

family of 3, had to leave the house they rented and stayed with a friend for several months (essentially they were homeless), public aid renewal didn't get renewed because all their paperwork was lost in boxes in storage, mom has myriad of health issues, dad drives uber, son lost fast food job because they finally managed to get their own apartment forty five minutes from where the kid worked and he doesn't have a drivers license (and of course has no car) and mom can't drive. they were behind on apartment rent and got an eviction notice already. hopefully they will be able to scrape the rent money together. so...no public aid, no insurance

they tried to apply for obamacare.

$2,000 per month!

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No ObamaCare expanded Medicaid? uppityperson Dec 2017 #1
I know what you mean. vsrazdem Dec 2017 #2
Did you stick around the website long enough to find out how much of it the government would pay? hedda_foil Dec 2017 #8
I went through the whole process. vsrazdem Dec 2017 #18
At your income level, you should be eligible for subsidies Ms. Toad Dec 2017 #9
My gross income was around 40,000 last year. vsrazdem Dec 2017 #19
40,000 gross (for a single person) is probalby too high for subsidies - Ms. Toad Dec 2017 #23
It's never been affordable for me TlalocW Dec 2017 #3
I am Medicaid caseworker in Ky Puzzledtraveller Dec 2017 #7
If the choice is between food, shelter or health insurance... NCTraveler Dec 2017 #17
Is this in ststes like Texas where the Republican governors refused to accept the extra Medicaid? JimBeard Dec 2017 #4
illinois orleans Dec 2017 #10
Not For Long Orleans ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #20
Evil Obama. Precious Trump only he can "fix it" emulatorloo Dec 2017 #5
you know that wasn't my point, right? orleans Dec 2017 #11
Who here says its a golden ring? NCTraveler Dec 2017 #16
Was it a red state or a blue state? What kind of public aid were they getting that wasn't renewed? pnwmom Dec 2017 #6
illinois orleans Dec 2017 #12
If there's a Catholic Community Services or a Lutheran Community Services pnwmom Dec 2017 #13
Bullshit jpak Dec 2017 #14
don't "bullshit" me orleans Dec 2017 #25
How long has it been out? NCTraveler Dec 2017 #15
Something Wrong Here ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #21
it doesn't make a lot of sense to me either orleans Dec 2017 #26
My family has to go without. We cannot swing $1000+ per month for insurance. NightWatcher Dec 2017 #22
Same here in Texas. Republicans have wanted to kill it from day one JimBeard Dec 2017 #24
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