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truedelphi

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20. That is not what the newspapers that covered the pre-exisiting

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #19)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 03:40 PM

Jun 2012

condition situation discovered when they interviewed families in California who were insuring a disabled child.

Also one of my pre-existing conditions is my age - and Obama himself said that the insurers needed a free market basis for their product and would need to charge old people more

Also, if you are a two person household the amount for the premium under the California program is 2 x $ 557 a month (the amount you mention) which equals
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ONE THOUSAND AND ELEVEN DOLLARS for my household

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That amount is totally do-able for myself and my spouse, as soon as we figure out how ourselves and the four cats would co-exist in our van.

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Need help explaining the health care law [View all] caraher Jun 2012 OP

My understanding donco Jun 2012 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author caraher Jun 2012 #3

Tell them families earning up to $88,200 will qualify for credits to help buy it frazzled Jun 2012 #2

Thanks! caraher Jun 2012 #9

And that's the law's Achilles' heel. Igel Jun 2012 #13

Let me set straight a few things you've said frazzled Jun 2012 #18

Tell them to look up the word "subsidies." Then, there's Medicaid. Next have them check "dumbass." Hoyt Jun 2012 #4

'Democrats taxing the middle class and subsidizing the poor' leftstreet Jun 2012 #5

To be fair to Dems, it's difficult explaining anything to birthers, flatearthers, callous bigots,etc Hoyt Jun 2012 #8

Exactly and these are people who don't listen anyway treestar Jun 2012 #23

Well, I would say their concerns are valid. truedelphi Jun 2012 #6

ACA does a lot to raise the price of the product... Southerner Jun 2012 #10

I agree that there's a lot wrong with the Heritage Foundation solution we're stuck with caraher Jun 2012 #11

Some of what you have said is not accurate. Ms. Toad Jun 2012 #19

That is not what the newspapers that covered the pre-exisiting truedelphi Jun 2012 #20

Newspapers are often inaccurate. Ms. Toad Jun 2012 #21

Well maybe this will help you figure out the cricumstances of the truedelphi Jun 2012 #22

You won't get any argument from me that the bill still leaves far too many people Ms. Toad Jun 2012 #25

The way I understand it EC Jun 2012 #27

When my co-workers started bemoaning ObamaCare this morning... Iggo Jun 2012 #7

Ha! That's what I did, too, today at work! It did shut everyone up! nt Nay Jun 2012 #17

Actually, Larry O'Donnell explained it best. mzmolly Jun 2012 #12

I'd tell them to wait until 12/13 before getting an answer. Igel Jun 2012 #14

My take (this is general and broad - so go lightly) chowder66 Jun 2012 #15

A good thing for seniors socialaidem Jun 2012 #16

Links put together to help explain: Tennessee Gal Jun 2012 #24

Send them to this online calculator... PoliticAverse Jun 2012 #26

This link should help you. DrewFlorida Jul 2012 #28

thanks! <nt> caraher Jul 2012 #29