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Travis_0004

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8. I doubt it will be cheaper

Reply to Lifelong Dem (Reply #7)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 02:32 PM

Nov 2013

Your employer pays for a bit of your insurance. It is also pre tax.

Healthcare on the exchange is post tax and not subsidized if you have employer coverage available.

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What the ACA ignores [View all] Joey Liberal Nov 2013 OP

You have employer coverage? How did it change? TwilightGardener Nov 2013 #1

Here's how Joey Liberal Nov 2013 #10

ACA is a Rube Goldberg machine ErikJ Nov 2013 #2

and it never stood a chance of passing so why pretend otherwise? cali Nov 2013 #3

and would have had 0% chance of passing. cbdo2007 Nov 2013 #4

That is sadly the truth. ACA HAS been working well in Mass for 6 yrs though so ...... ErikJ Nov 2013 #6

+1 to question to you upthread: "How did your coverage change?" closeupready Nov 2013 #5

You don't have to stay with your employers plan Lifelong Dem Nov 2013 #7

I doubt it will be cheaper Travis_0004 Nov 2013 #8

If the insurance is "expensive insurance" like the OP said Lifelong Dem Nov 2013 #9