ACA ‘horror stories’ keep crumbling

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19. The Real ACA Horror Story

is being lived by us second class less than equal throw aways who are poor and live in states that opted not to expand their Medicaid programs.

We can't get Medicaid coverage nor can we get tax credits that we can carry forward and apply against future earnings. Assumng we have the resouces to make premium payments.

ACA is federal law and federal tax dollars reimburse states for those qualified for Medicaid unde ACA. Seems like perhaps there might be an Equal Protection issue there. But it is oh so much easier to blame the states that opted out.

My own premium went from about $365 per month to $515 per month. Yes it is better coverage. That said, my annual premium - absent any medical costs - exceeds the $6000 or so I might earn this year as a sole unpaid caregiver to a parent with dementia.

True, I no longer have to worry about having my coverage cancelled or being priced out of the market if I am diagnosed with a chronic disease.

Still. I feel like the bastard child hidden away in the basement.