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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Safetykitten Sep 2013 OP

Not trying to be insensitive to your plight. I do feel bad if you're shut out of health insurance Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #1

No, guess why...this is from Aetna. Safetykitten Sep 2013 #3

You are blaming us for what an insurance company said and upaloopa Sep 2013 #23

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We bill Medicare, MediCal (Medicaid in CA) insurance if you have it upaloopa Sep 2013 #39

no one called you a loser. why are you lashing out at people who are not insulting you? nt dionysus Sep 2013 #189

Aetna's claim is nonsense. Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #34

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I have denial letters from ~1993 Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #81

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Here are some facts. Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #99

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Would you really have preferred it be the situation Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #126

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My boyfriend PasadenaTrudy Sep 2013 #155

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I have been fortunate enough to have had access to insurance Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #169

Yes. Try three years instead of three months, which liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #171

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Pretzel Warrior gave you an honest answer and you are goading for a fight Kolesar Sep 2013 #177

You're not making a lot of sense here. Most of the people who will benefit from the ACA pnwmom Sep 2013 #2

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You can't get insurance now because you lost COBRA. Thanks to the ACA, starting in January pnwmom Sep 2013 #35

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Until you go to your state's calculator and get your cost, you're just pnwmom Sep 2013 #72

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Thank goodness the ACA kicks in then or you'd have nothing. pnwmom Sep 2013 #92

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And millions have been waiting far longer. n/t Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #112

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Well - you probably put me in the ACA gang Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #148

Again, for the temporally challenged: January 2014, February 2014, March 2014, April 2014 . . . pnwmom Sep 2013 #114

Boo effing hoo. 4 months without insurance. Cry me a river. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #124

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I have never said it was the be all and end all, lol. I have always felt that it was just one more kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #142

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You're irrational. The people who should have healthcare will be GETTING healthcare, kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #160

Maybe, but my sister is 55 and was uninsured and has been uninsured for several years notadmblnd Sep 2013 #107

I sympathize with your predicament, but I don't understand why you blame ACA? Yo_Mama Sep 2013 #4

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Hey, listen, I don't have insurance either Yo_Mama Sep 2013 #9

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Absolutely none. Yo_Mama Sep 2013 #188

Do you mind sharing what happened that you're worried could happen again? n/t pnwmom Sep 2013 #37

amazing. you tell another DU'er to shut up and jury votes 3-3 to leave it Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #12

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Well, if your view of balance and other views liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #184

She's not the one who needs to shut up. And why on earth you thought the old way, of kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #128

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Ask Congress. And stop blaming DUers. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #163

It's a good thing.... AZ Mike Sep 2013 #137

Lol! n/t PasadenaTrudy Sep 2013 #162

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Monty Python "self defense against a fresh fruit" sketch, 1970 Kolesar Sep 2013 #166

Wow. You want people to liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #178

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The timing of your mishap was awful and unfortunate. phleshdef Sep 2013 #7

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Wow. You know you are understandably angry and I think you are saying some very... phleshdef Sep 2013 #15

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The only other thing I'll say is that the ACA is not to blame for your problem. phleshdef Sep 2013 #33

With regard to your situation, the only problem with the ACA pnwmom Sep 2013 #87

Blame your COBRA insurance company for what happened to you. ACA had nothing to do with it. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #130

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WTF does COSTCO have to do with it??? I'm not a member. I CAN'T AFFORD IT. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #143

You need to go away from DU until you have yourself under control DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2013 #192

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Both the poor and unemployed ARE covered by the ACA Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #40

The poor -- yes, through a massive expansion of Medicaid. pnwmom Sep 2013 #42

So even though Obamacare fixes the problem your facing - NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #8

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You can buy insurance on the exchange next month. NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #14

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Some got it, millions didn't. NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #19

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Do you really believe the shit you just said? NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #24

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Uh... Try no. kcr Sep 2013 #102

You are absolutely wrong. Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #46

Not true. Before ACA, millions of people were locked out at any price. pnwmom Sep 2013 #56

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Oh wow, that was really convincing... NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #70

I did it by going without for most of my adult life. yewberry Sep 2013 #22

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What's MY deal? yewberry Sep 2013 #43

There we have it folks: major RW talking point, lol! kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #133

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Well, either that or you are in need of professional help for that narcissism. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #145

They didn't. And that is the point you are missing. Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #45

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Do you live in one of the 5 states with guaranteed issue? Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #180

Well, first they called my wife and I uninsurable... our Cobra ran out... hunter Sep 2013 #48

How do you know that, at age 56, they wouldn't decide your preexisting pnwmom Sep 2013 #44

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So? Without Obamacare you wouldn't be getting it in January, either. pnwmom Sep 2013 #78

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I was there for two years. NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #90

Got it - Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #106

IwantIwantIwantIwantIwant.............. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #135

And my husband and I were uninsured for three whole liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #153

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I have no insurance either. bunnies Sep 2013 #20

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college students were eligible to be covered on parents' insurance prior to ACA Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #28

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Yeah. bunnies Sep 2013 #31

Go here: DevonRex Sep 2013 #67

Thanks! bunnies Sep 2013 #77

They do make referrals to specialists. nt DevonRex Sep 2013 #93

I haven't had insurance in 12 years. Wait Wut Sep 2013 #41

I'm glad for you and millions of others just like you. pnwmom Sep 2013 #47

Y'know... Wait Wut Sep 2013 #54

One of the best things has already happened. pnwmom Sep 2013 #61

I can try to imagine. Wait Wut Sep 2013 #75

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I am talking about the NOW. RIGHT NOW. No options. Safetykitten Sep 2013 #62

Yeah. We all get it. Wait Wut Sep 2013 #79

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What are you, two years old?????? kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #136

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I'm no kid. I'm 56. And I know better than to act like you have been in this thread. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #167

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"You deserve it." JoePhilly Sep 2013 #29

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In this thread, you have at least twice, wished suffering on others ... JoePhilly Sep 2013 #50

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That's about what I expected. JoePhilly Sep 2013 #64

You can get insured NOW if you are willing to pay for the insurance. If you hate the ACA so much bluestate10 Sep 2013 #53

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Actually - you generally cannot get insurance Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #119

You are not the only person in the nation - Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #30

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I provided an option between now and then. Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #74

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The link I provided Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #101

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Nope. I have not purchased short term insurance recently Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #110

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And you are looking at short term insurance - Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #116

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Stinks, doesn't it. Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #125

You are blaming the ACA for you selecting a fucked up insurance company? bluestate10 Sep 2013 #49

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That poster also seems unaware that COBRA is truedelphi Sep 2013 #84

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Unless you were more than 30 days late - Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #158

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Ouch. Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #174

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No link required. If you have the money, you can get insured, you will just pay through the nose. bluestate10 Sep 2013 #91

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Sorry, you'll need to do the keyboard work on this one, but here's your answer: kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #138

I wouldn't bother to try to explain that to her, liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #157

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The only thing I'll say is... winter is coming Sep 2013 #57

You know, that is the nicest post I have ever gotten concerning the ACA. Really. No lie. Safetykitten Sep 2013 #59

Perhaps because it's from someone who doesn't have a hope in hell of benefitting from it. n/t winter is coming Sep 2013 #71

I am so sorry. Safetykitten Sep 2013 #76

Back atcha. n/t winter is coming Sep 2013 #82

what do you mean? you won't be eligible for any insurance under ACA? Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #80

Not eligible for Medicaid. Unlikely to be eligible for a subsidy, either. winter is coming Sep 2013 #85

OMG, you come on here and argue and still do not get the basics.., Safetykitten Sep 2013 #89

no. I don't have the person's specific case so I am asking for clarification Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #103

Yep. bunnies Sep 2013 #98

This is almost making me cry. You deserve better than this. Winter deserves better than this... Safetykitten Sep 2013 #100

You deserve better too. bunnies Sep 2013 #146

I am so sorry for what you go through. Talking to people here about HC is like that line from... Safetykitten Sep 2013 #159

lol! bunnies Sep 2013 #191

If you are seriously concerned, and need care now, here's a link for you: pnwmom Sep 2013 #96

Here'sa possibly helpful link LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #109

it is an interesting debacle Trajan Sep 2013 #111

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+ 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #140

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So because YOU won't benefit liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #118

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I certainly did not say you were the only one. liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #147

I got priced out of medical insurance OVER 6 YEARS AGO. So I am kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #121

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My situation was already happening. And it's going to improve. But I totally get how you want MY kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #141

I had cancer with no insurance and no money REP Sep 2013 #139

My brother used "foundation funds" to pay for his shoulder reconstruction when he was disabled Kolesar Sep 2013 #183

It's a real shame you were dropped by your insurer name not needed Sep 2013 #144

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Your current predicament is a great advertisement for the ACA. Nye Bevan Sep 2013 #150

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Well, better than "shut up", and no use of profanity. Nye Bevan Sep 2013 #176

It's always uplifting to talk things out with friends! Kolesar Sep 2013 #181

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I have a son and daughter who are now on Medicaid due to being unemployed/underemployed. hedgehog Sep 2013 #185

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Has anyone claimed that it's a good thing that the ACA doesn't kick in until January? hedgehog Sep 2013 #187