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LudwigPastorius

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38. If you make below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level you actually aren't eligible for ACA subsidies.

Sun Aug 21, 2022, 11:45 PM

Aug 2022

But, Medicaid is supposed to be there for those folks. (unless you live in a shithole like Texas which didn't expand Medicaid to cover individuals below that level)

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What's the maximum you would pay for a future COVID vaccine shot? [View all] True Dough Aug 2022 OP

It may be a good thing if people think they will be expensive. flying_wahini Aug 2022 #1

Makes no sense...aca covers all standard vaccines JT45242 Aug 2022 #2

Your insurance should cover it. People who don't bother, oh well. we can do it Aug 2022 #5

And anyone who wants a vax and doesn't have insurance viva la Aug 2022 #11

ACA is free to lower incomes. we can do it Aug 2022 #29

If you make below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level you actually aren't eligible for ACA subsidies. LudwigPastorius Aug 2022 #38

No hard number but I'd pay whatever I could afford (which isn't much). Elessar Zappa Aug 2022 #3

Maybe $5. Haggard Celine Aug 2022 #8

Sorry, that post was intended for the OP. Haggard Celine Aug 2022 #9

How virulent is the strain? If it's liable to kill me, a lot. Hortensis Aug 2022 #4

How much should an airline pilot be paid? DBoon Aug 2022 #6

Not me. former9thward Aug 2022 #39

Yesterday I learned my answer to that question ... sanatanadharma Aug 2022 #7

Whatever I could afford at the time. LuckyCharms Aug 2022 #10

Everyone on Medicaid, Medicare and ACA compliant private insurance Raftergirl Aug 2022 #12

I'm on Medicare and my doctor billed me $180 for a Tetanus shot liberal_mama Aug 2022 #18

That's hard to justify! True Dough Aug 2022 #20

Yeah, when I called to ask about it, they were like, "Some of it is a fee to administer the liberal_mama Aug 2022 #30

It probably depends on the current statistics... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2022 #13

Maybe another State issue? What you pay may depend on where you live. Midnight Writer Aug 2022 #14

I struggle BigMin28 Aug 2022 #15

Because I am still relatively young and healthy.... TheRealNorth Aug 2022 #16

The Government isn't "charging" anything... brooklynite Aug 2022 #17

That's so helpful! True Dough Aug 2022 #21

There are no Government subsidies for flu vaccines... brooklynite Aug 2022 #32

There are quite a few responses in this thread alone True Dough Aug 2022 #33

FWIW - I got all of my COVID vaxes for free at a City public health clinic brooklynite Aug 2022 #35

FWIW, the article cited in the OP True Dough Aug 2022 #36

...which I expect public clinics will provide for free. brooklynite Aug 2022 #37

I can't have any more mRNA vaccines because I had side effects so I've only had 2 doses liberal_mama Aug 2022 #19

CVS charges $79 dweller Aug 2022 #22

$0 Polybius Aug 2022 #23

wonder what the rest of the world pays? IcyPeas Aug 2022 #24

Yours is a good question True Dough Aug 2022 #25

VA gives free Covid-19 vaccines to all veterans, Dysfunctional Aug 2022 #26

Good to know True Dough Aug 2022 #27

The VA needs to let veterans know. Caregivers whether family or not can get free CHAMPVA Dysfunctional Aug 2022 #28

I know this is an unpopular stance but $0 as I have not got any COVID vaccines and don't plan on kelly1mm Aug 2022 #31

Why are you an anti-vaxxer? Unless there is a LEGIT medical reason, it's a really poor life choice. Celerity Aug 2022 #40

I am not an anti-vaxxer. I have all the common childhood vaccines that a child of the 70's kelly1mm Aug 2022 #41

The bottom line: the vax massively reduces your chances of severe illness and death, and it Celerity Aug 2022 #42

I an not anti-vaccines and do not try and tell other people that they should not (or should) kelly1mm Aug 2022 #43

This is a bit misleading, Ms. Toad Aug 2022 #34