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subterranean

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13. That last paragraph contains an obvious error, or lie.
Fri Nov 1, 2013, 12:04 PM
Nov 2013
His copays, he said, went from 0 to $2,500 per month.


That is impossible. First of all, copays are not charged on a monthly basis, they are paid when you visit the doctor or hospital for treatment. And second, they are usually more like $25 for an office visit or maybe $250 for the ER. I've never seen a plan with copays of $2,500.

Probably this was referring to the deductible, but even that is an annual, not a monthly amount.

And he was paying just $292 a month for an individual plan with zero deductible? I find that hard to believe.

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How to spot a fake Obamacare horror story (peddled by rightwingers and trolls) geek tragedy Nov 2013 #1
This isn't Fox News; it's the NJ Star-Ledger brentspeak Nov 2013 #2
The reporter may not be "a liar", but he is inept and irresponsible Tanuki Nov 2013 #5
He probably meant his deductable, not his copay brentspeak Nov 2013 #8
Yet here you are peddling it as proof that Republicans are right about the ACA. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #10
Is the word "Republicans" in my OP? brentspeak Nov 2013 #21
plenty of people dennis4868 Nov 2013 #7
Exactly wryter2000 Nov 2013 #11
$300 with ZERO copays and ZERO deductible. At 43 years old. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #12
What about the concept of choice? Low cost and high deductibles is a good fit for some people. badtoworse Nov 2013 #3
such plans are available to those under 30 and those geek tragedy Nov 2013 #14
I'm not sold that ACA was a good idea - we'll just have to see how this plays out badtoworse Nov 2013 #15
If you believe misleading press reports that omit key information geek tragedy Nov 2013 #17
It's common on DU to decide whether a story is true based solely on who reported it. badtoworse Nov 2013 #18
The discussion is of individual market plans, which constiute 6% of all policy holders. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #20
Nailed it...nt SidDithers Nov 2013 #4
The article appears to respond to those requirements leftstreet Nov 2013 #6
Neither example describes what's covered. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #9
coverage isn't described... they were paying ~300 with zero deducitbles uponit7771 Nov 2013 #19
That last paragraph contains an obvious error, or lie. subterranean Nov 2013 #13
Slow news day. JaneyVee Nov 2013 #16
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