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Cal Carpenter

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70. Yep. In a couple more years, when more of us have been 'insured' for awhile

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 03:30 PM

Aug 2015

We can really look at health outcomes and see how much progress has been made. But from my experience with the ACA personally and among the people I know, this is a success on paper but isn't going to have a serious impact on the US's pathetic measures of public health versus the countries we like to think of as peers.

Sure, some people are getting some benefit (including me - insured for the first time in several years, fortunately I'm in good health but any serious probs with me or my spouse and we'd be in deep shit given our deductibles). But if this is the 'best we could do' as I hear all the time, then we're in deeper shit than most here will admit.

Single fucking payer. Medicare for ALL. NOW.

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See if the Saint Vincent de Paul Society can help. You don't have to be a Catholic. MADem Aug 2015 #12

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In developed Europe you would be takn care of Stargazer99 Aug 2015 #28

I also did not see the original post but I am so sorry for what you are going through. denvine Aug 2015 #29

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I am so sorry, sorry about your dad also. sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #52

KNR - but I don't understand your lack of savings hfojvt Aug 2015 #53

About $3000 ohheckyeah Aug 2015 #64

You make 14K a month...or a year? MADem Aug 2015 #73

of course, I do live rent free hfojvt Aug 2015 #76

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I think people should always be encouraged to save hfojvt Aug 2015 #78

And if you had a mortgage, and a stroke, and hospital bills, and were in a wheelchair MADem Aug 2015 #79

the increased number of insured helps when delivering purty speeches Skittles Aug 2015 #54

Yep. In a couple more years, when more of us have been 'insured' for awhile Cal Carpenter Aug 2015 #70

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I'm so sorry to hear that. smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #55

It's designed to ensure payment, not health. rug Aug 2015 #56

well put Doctor_J Aug 2015 #57

I just got onto Medicare. rug Aug 2015 #59

Medicare for all is marketing to attract folks familiar and accepting of Medicare as a jumping off TheKentuckian Aug 2015 #86

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They give that to little kids with CP. Does it make you logey? MADem Aug 2015 #85

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