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pnwmom

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27. Not till next year. This part has already taken affect.
Wed May 22, 2013, 03:58 PM
May 2013

And the bill also expands Medicaid and provides subsidies to make health insurance affordable to others who couldn't afford it before.

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Everyone is insured zipplewrath May 2013 #1
The problem is actually a shell game that has been played by Providers for years. riqster May 2013 #2
Ah, thanks for that bit of info. That makes a lot of sense. nt BenzoDia May 2013 #10
Okay but zipplewrath May 2013 #11
What he's saying is that providers are taking phantom losses. BenzoDia May 2013 #12
Right, but zipplewrath May 2013 #14
Gotcha. There will be people who don't comply with the law and still go to the hospitals. BenzoDia May 2013 #16
Not everyone is supposed to be insured now riqster May 2013 #13
But the mandate starts in 2014 zipplewrath May 2013 #19
Please read the details. nt riqster May 2013 #20
Here's a little story of how this works......broke my ankle.... a kennedy May 2013 #23
Not till next year. This part has already taken affect. pnwmom May 2013 #27
That makes no sense leftstreet May 2013 #3
D'oh! Typo riqster May 2013 #4
Most providers "charge" the same now, it is what they accept that's important. Hoyt May 2013 #5
No, providers can and do charge up to 5X the amount riqster May 2013 #6
Article shows insured and uninsured get charged the same. Then, Hoyt May 2013 #7
I know someone without insurance and I saw her bill. They scared her to death pnwmom May 2013 #28
That's Communism pure and simple Kingofalldems May 2013 #8
Obamacare has done absolutely nothing for me... Gravitycollapse May 2013 #9
I'm a medicaid worker Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #15
My 17 year old neice, who had cancer at 2, now gets full coverage. JoePhilly May 2013 #17
Mind if I ask if she was covered by in Pre-existing condition insurance pool or standard insurance? BenzoDia May 2013 #18
Its through their standard insurance. JoePhilly May 2013 #21
The law was passed how many years ago? Almost 4. Gravitycollapse May 2013 #24
Ummm ... I guess the wait could have been longer ... right? JoePhilly May 2013 #25
So because I'm no worse off, that means Obamacare was a success... Gravitycollapse May 2013 #26
It has been a success for many but not yet for all. JoePhilly May 2013 #30
You can't blame every failure on the Republicans. Obama had the nation behind him... Gravitycollapse May 2013 #31
Thanks for sharing. That's wonderful! BenzoDia May 2013 #29
More links for those who doubt: riqster May 2013 #22
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