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CTyankee

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13. well, if the repubs are successful in getting rid of the ACA, it may sweep away concerns about

Reply to Romulox (Reply #12)

Mon Nov 11, 2013, 09:40 AM

Nov 2013

socialized medicine and get us REAL universal coverage, perhaps in the form of Medicare for All.

I can only hope...

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Daring to Complain About Obamacare [View all] CTyankee Nov 2013 OP

Thank gawd nobody has complained about Obamacare until now. tridim Nov 2013 #1

Ain't it a shame? CTyankee Nov 2013 #2

There were so many "facts" everyone knew... Agschmid Nov 2013 #6

I believe Anthem Blue Cross are now being persued....for false information. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #28

Author of famous self help book 'Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough' Bluenorthwest Nov 2013 #3

Obamacare didn't cancel her policy. Dumbass did that herself: Nine Nov 2013 #4

what I don't understand is why her coverage went up to $5,400. CTyankee Nov 2013 #5

Because she hasn't shopped around. Nine Nov 2013 #9

but as I say downthread, wouldn't the editor of that section have realized that? CTyankee Nov 2013 #10

It's an opinion piece, not a news story. Nine Nov 2013 #32

Anthem Blue Cross is the company in trouble for lying to their clients about ACA VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #29

or (C) ... surrealAmerican Nov 2013 #61

Her piece says nothing about not "shopping around" brentspeak Nov 2013 #90

Premiums which go to for-profit insurers aren't the same as taxes for nonprofit schools. Romulox Nov 2013 #11

And by the way, ACA does NOT mandate coverage for sex-change operations. Nine Nov 2013 #7

there is something very funny about her story...I'm not buying it... CTyankee Nov 2013 #8

ACA manipulates us into thinking that buying a for-profit *product* is an act of altruism. Romulox Nov 2013 #12

well, if the repubs are successful in getting rid of the ACA, it may sweep away concerns about CTyankee Nov 2013 #13

I don't agree. With the ACA, we have never been farther from true universal care. Romulox Nov 2013 #14

Of course. At the time Obama was starting to build it, it seemed like the viable CTyankee Nov 2013 #16

One can hope. nt Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #15

hope will be ALL you will have if the ACA is ended VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #31

Hope, and no mandate. nt Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #37

By the way, here is some information about the POOR author. Nine Nov 2013 #17

I fail to see what your post proves about the author, or how it invalidates her critique. nt Romulox Nov 2013 #18

Really? You can't see it? Nine Nov 2013 #27

You're making assumptions about her position. I'm not comfortable judging how much people should Romulox Nov 2013 #44

She is presenting herself as a middle class person financially burdened by ACA when she is not. Nine Nov 2013 #48

You don't know that. It shouldn't matter. This is mandatory corporate profit, which is wrong. nt Romulox Nov 2013 #55

You don't like ACA so you will support any criticism, even a dishonest one. Nine Nov 2013 #58

I wonder if she is just "self promoting" by writing something provocative in the NYT... CTyankee Nov 2013 #19

Agree! Better to write about something Phentex Nov 2013 #21

AHHH that makes better sense VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #33

Hope will be your medical coverage.....if they manage to end the ACA VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #30

got to break some eggs to make an omelete, NM_Birder Nov 2013 #39

You are MUCH better off...You cannot go bankrupt due to medical care. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #40

I am way better off than a lot, ...... NM_Birder Nov 2013 #42

So lets go back to having medical bankruptcies? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #43

lol...... NM_Birder Nov 2013 #49

You are wrong so...Proof please.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #54

lol. NM_Birder Nov 2013 #60

I provided proof of my position....where is yours? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #62

again....lol NM_Birder Nov 2013 #63

Unlike you I provided the link for you to read further... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #64

I read the link....dude. NM_Birder Nov 2013 #65

I AM using my brain....I am not going to use YOURS VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #66

there is more to this than that news article NM_Birder Nov 2013 #68

WTF is "your brain" talking about now? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #72

how will it be paid for ? NM_Birder Nov 2013 #69

How is the ACA funded you ask? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #73

No link ? I'm dissapointed. NM_Birder Nov 2013 #85

So? You asked...I delivered... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #86

Allow me to Appologize,...... NM_Birder Nov 2013 #70

Nice Try! BKH70041 Nov 2013 #71

Let me guess....Republican right? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #74

The ACA is law,.....you got one right NM_Birder Nov 2013 #76

Want to bet the farm on that? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #80

Name calling.... really ? NM_Birder Nov 2013 #84

and your point is...she asks like she is expecting a coherent response... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #87

Going to make yet another "guess" VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #81

You ate too much paste as a kid. NM_Birder Nov 2013 #83

Evidence please... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #75

LOL..... NM_Birder Nov 2013 #77

Where is this giant group of people that cannot get ACA? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #78

I take it back...you're not funny, but the Soup Nazi still is.... NM_Birder Nov 2013 #82

What you call "blind faith" I call informed decision... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #88

One can still go bankrupt due to medical costs. NCTraveler Nov 2013 #52

I'm on Medicare and have a United Health Care supplement CTyankee Nov 2013 #41

That's some serious dreaming. gulliver Nov 2013 #89

do you understand how insurance coverage pools work? PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #20

Of course. Insurance is a *for-profit* endeavor. Insurers make money by denying care. nt Romulox Nov 2013 #22

I know. I want single payer, but it's a start. and the profits are now limited thanks to ACA PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #23

It's not at all clear that "it's a start". It empowers the worst actors in healthcare Romulox Nov 2013 #24

it's a start because a lot of people who haven't been able to see a doctor will be able to PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #25

The cost of private health insurance is ultimately unsustainable. This does little to help. nt Romulox Nov 2013 #45

Not so fast... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2013 #51

80% of a larger premium = more profit. This provision could actually drive costs higher. nt Romulox Nov 2013 #53

Right. And the "rebate" part of this doesn't enter the equation at all? Tarheel_Dem Nov 2013 #56

Read up on how other nations implemented their national health care systems. Ikonoklast Nov 2013 #67

not anymore! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #34

Unfortunately, you're wrong. That's still how insurance works. It's just that it's mandatory, now. Romulox Nov 2013 #47

Thank you. ACA manipulates the public by offering the illusion that people pay less. woo me with science Nov 2013 #36

Thank you for putting it so eloquently. I couldn't agree more. nt Romulox Nov 2013 #46

+1 The subsidies are for Insurers, not People n/t leftstreet Nov 2013 #57

^^this^^ Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #79

people should dump Blue Cross insurance for good if they still screw people. Sunlei Nov 2013 #26

Anthem Blue Cross....not being honest brokers.. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #35

Yup. And that's the big lie about ACA. Nine Nov 2013 #38

"This is a long whine/rant by a best selling author" Boo fucking hoo... Ohio Joe Nov 2013 #50

Don't question her claim that this will be a heavy financial burden on her. Nine Nov 2013 #59

Yeah, I know. Authors are jerks, and don't deserve any compassion. All rich as kings, too. Romulox Nov 2013 #91