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HopeAgain

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1. True story...

Reply to OldYallow (Original post)

Sun Jan 15, 2017, 10:38 PM

Jan 2017

Acquaintance of my wife with Hep C. She and her husband are hardcore Republicans. Hated Obama, believed all the RW crap.

Just as the ACA was being passed, she developed liver cancer and a transplant was her only hope. Turned out they had one of those shoddy plans that were being sold at the time that didn't cover such catastrophic illnesses.

They were desparate to get on the transplant list, but couldn't without ability to pay. Her friends tried fund raisung events with far less sucess than needed.

Then got on an exchange plan and less than six months later was recovering nicely from a transplant.

ACA saved her life and they voted for Trump...

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How Many Lives Has Obamacare Saved So Far? [View all] OldYallow Jan 2017 OP

True story... HopeAgain Jan 2017 #1

Better Not Have A Relapse.... OldYallow Jan 2017 #2

But it was the ACA that saved her life TexasBushwhacker Jan 2017 #4

It sounded more of bashing President Obama with calling it "Obamacare". Thinkingabout Jan 2017 #3

Isn't it around 45 thousand lives a year? That is how many were applegrove Jan 2017 #5