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eridani

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64. Only if you consider high deductible plans that cover only 60% of your costs to be "good" n/t

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Affordable Care Act: Coverage May Be Unaffordable For Low-Wage Workers [View all] Purveyor Jun 2013 OP

the 1% laughs all the way to the bank datasuspect Jun 2013 #1

It is important to remember, I think, that the "they" to whom you refer is Congress. bike man Jun 2013 #4

*they* are mostly wealthy people datasuspect Jun 2013 #5

And *they* will pass no law that will adversely affect their wallets, or the wallets of bike man Jun 2013 #8

one of the fundamental rules of life: datasuspect Jun 2013 #9

It's also important not to propagate right wing speaking points Major Nikon Jun 2013 #46

+1 dreamnightwind Jun 2013 #55

all the way to their Etrade account to buy stock in Wellpoint, United Healthcare, Aetna... kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #11

To be fair metalbot Jun 2013 #57

I wish we would talk more about affordable care and not upaloopa Jun 2013 #2

That means it also MAY be AFFORDABLE. See how that works??? cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #3

I see how this works..... Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #7

It's sour grapes by the Romney fans...eom Kolesar Jun 2013 #10

Romney fans like Romney/Heritage care. Dragonfli Jun 2013 #31

Wasn't this basically Romney's plan? n/t leftstreet Jun 2013 #56

as a low wage worker, it wouldn't be affordable for me. KG Jun 2013 #6

...neither will the fine. L0oniX Jun 2013 #42

For $85 a month most low wage workers can get good coverage under flamingdem Jun 2013 #12

Not everybody can afford Medicare either. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #13

Do you happen to know what that costs? flamingdem Jun 2013 #15

sorry, I don't consider Obamacare single payer. With single payer you pay a tax and when you liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #19

If it wasn't for Obama fighting as he did flamingdem Jun 2013 #20

Medicare premium is $100.00 / month watoos Jun 2013 #54

Define "good" enlightenment Jun 2013 #60

anyone making 15000 a year would probably qualify for Medicaid flamingdem Jun 2013 #63

Only if you consider high deductible plans that cover only 60% of your costs to be "good" n/t eridani Jun 2013 #64

We may be without coverage at the end of this month ...the quotes I have gotten so far srican69 Jun 2013 #14

Any chance you can qualify for subsidies? flamingdem Jun 2013 #16

nope .. i make too much money for subsidies .. I am shopping for insurance at ehealthinsurance.com srican69 Jun 2013 #18

Assuming here you are not covered through an employer? flamingdem Jun 2013 #21

I am self employed ... my wife works for a hospital .. and we were covered through that ... srican69 Jun 2013 #23

yeah, we opted not to take Cobra as well. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #27

we are paying $925/month in premiums, and forget about paying the co-pays. They go to collections. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #17

Is this with employer insurance, is this after 2014? flamingdem Jun 2013 #22

We have private insurance. We may qualify for tax deductions but not subsidies. We would still liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #24

The ACA fixed all that. kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #25

I think I will pay the fine instead .. srican69 Jun 2013 #26

Let's hope we can afford to pay the fine ...or the IRS will do something to us. What, I don't know. L0oniX Jun 2013 #28

The IRS is supposed to be prevented from aggressively prosecuting non-compliance kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #33

I can hear the worshippers now. L0oniX Jun 2013 #38

+1 L0oniX Jun 2013 #30

Mandated home ownership! What could go wrong? Dragonfli Jun 2013 #34

You made me laugh on a grim topic Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #37

"buy the insurance, but not to get medical care" sounds like that's the plan. L0oniX Jun 2013 #40

I'm starting to think that was the plan Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #41

It may be considered to be a subsidy or welfare for insurance corporations... L0oniX Jun 2013 #45

Sadly, that is true, and that should anger us the most Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #47

Well that post is a bunch of crap. tridim Jun 2013 #52

You aren't getting the ACA rate, those don't become available until October 1. cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #36

Take a look at Costco Schema Thing Jun 2013 #50

My bet is that ACA will be unaffordable for anyone making under $15 a year. L0oniX Jun 2013 #29

I have a plan to cut 1/3 of the cost: get rid of private insurers. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #32

Private insurers are who this law was written for/by. good luck with that. Dragonfli Jun 2013 #35

Aren't those the ones who need it? Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #39

If they can't afford the nosebleed prices for under-insurance kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #43

Its "The Uniquely American SOLUTION!!!!" bvar22 Jun 2013 #44

Exactly zeemike Jun 2013 #59

Wow, great post dreamnightwind Jun 2013 #62

I posted about this during the debate Hydra Jun 2013 #48

and a huge ginormous asteroid MAY crash into the Earth! Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2013 #49

Of course we know. Just look at Massachusetts eridani Jun 2013 #65

People need healthcare. They get an insurance mandate instead. Skeeter Barnes Jun 2013 #51

+1 leftstreet Jun 2013 #58

We need to work on deductibles and copays and out of pocket expenses Babel_17 Jun 2013 #53

Low income workers can't afford to take time off to see a doctor in the first place. Skeeter Barnes Jun 2013 #61