A very good friend of mine signed up at health care.gov last week. [View all]

[NCTraveler]

She lives under the poverty level, is not married, no children, and tries her best to be independent. She has mailed her first $300.00 check to Blue Cross Blue Shield. Every month she will be sending them $300.00. I helped my friend with the application and reviewed all of the plans available to her. I spoke to a doctor about the plans and what insurance policy will give her the care she needs. This is one of the better plans. Most of the other plans would have had her coming out of pocket for the same amount and the deductibles are unacceptable. She has gone to family to ask for their help in paying the premium each month, they agreed to do so. The only way under the current process for her to get health insurance that will turn into health care was to go for the better plan. She is receiving a subsidy.

This is crap. Under the poverty level and her family has to help her to pay for something they should not have to. She should not have to ask them. This is what Democrats are celebrating. This is where we are at. this is called success. After the great success that is the ACA, a young woman under the poverty level has to ask relatives to help pay for her health insurance.

Bright side - She will have a very good health insurance plan that will provide her with health care.

Bad side - She truly cannot afford it. Had to ask for help.

How many out there cannot afford it and don't have someone to ask for help in paying? How many out there are listening to how great the ACA is while not being able to benefit from it?

The ACA is a mixed bag for me. It leaves many out in the cold. What the democrats are claiming was the best they could do isn't good enough.

When will the people at the top of the party start fighting for health care as if it were a right and not a gift they are graciously giving to those with limited income. They piss a little money down on her(not really her but a private corporation) all while she gives all she has left to BCBS. This peasant isn't going to act grateful anymore.

If the ACA helps you, congratulations. It leaves many people in the dark.

For those who want to throw stats out, good for you. You can call this my little anecdote that doesn't amount to a hill of beans. What you are missing is that this anecdote is my life and the life of someone I love. It is our reality.