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Cresent City Kid

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Reply to eridani (Original post)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 08:03 AM

Apr 2016

The deductible on the most affordable plan is so high that it's worthless. All the law really does is make be a bureaucrat in charge of transferring money from the treasury to an insurance company, and taking my tax refund away if I fail at this or can't afford to pay the uncovered portion of the premium.

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Is ACA Coverage Affordable for Low-Income People? Perspectives from Individuals in Six Cities [View all] eridani Apr 2016 OP

No Cresent City Kid Apr 2016 #1

k&r nationalize the fed Apr 2016 #2

No health bill is affordable for low-income people, Hortensis Apr 2016 #3

MnSure has been affordable for low income since '92 Mnpaul May 2016 #8

Sorry, I didn't examine all the state programs, Hortensis May 2016 #10

The ACA is disintegrating... sendero Apr 2016 #4

no. KG Apr 2016 #5

I could afford it, with some sacrifice, the first year. strategery blunder Apr 2016 #6

Health insurance is a racket but we're trapped by trade deals in it. Baobab May 2016 #7

no Skittles May 2016 #9