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Kilgore

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18. Serious remodel needed in my opinion

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 08:55 PM

Mar 2017

We are a family of three in very rural WA and paid almost $1,400 a month for a bronze plan with a $10,000 deductible last year. We dropped coverage for 2017 and now paying out of pocket, and banking the premium. To add insult to injury, no providers in our county accepts the insurance. Now we pay our local doctor cash and get a great discount.

From where we stand, ACA is broken and both parties need to quit fu*king around, quit the circle jerks and get healthcare fixed.

I know this will offend the ACA puritan cheerleaders, so go ahead and flame me. My asbestos underpants are snugly in place.

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Ok, lets fix the ACA. [View all] Eko Mar 2017 OP

Adjust the subsidy for regional cost of living. RandySF Mar 2017 #1

Isnt that already there? Eko Mar 2017 #2

Kinda Sgent Mar 2017 #57

How about going after the cost of Prescription drugs? crazylikafox Mar 2017 #3

Thats a great idea Eko Mar 2017 #4

Currently by law Medicare pays retail for phamaceuticals Buzz cook Mar 2017 #7

Bam! Eko Mar 2017 #13

Start with letting Medicare negotiate with Drug companies. crazylikafox Mar 2017 #10

Awesome. Eko Mar 2017 #12

My understanding of our drug prices Bayard Mar 2017 #58

A public option Buzz cook Mar 2017 #5

Absolutely!! Dems need to introduce a bill NOW with Public Option. Change the game. pat_k Mar 2017 #6

Yes. Democrats should be demanding full loaf legislation. Buzz cook Mar 2017 #9

Sounds like a plan. pangaia Mar 2017 #35

agree. NT Adrahil Mar 2017 #15

I'd buy that Best_man23 Mar 2017 #51

Medicare for all. nt fun n serious Mar 2017 #8

Agreed, for all! Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #16

Start revoking insurance company licenses superpatriotman Mar 2017 #11

Yes. Penalize those bastards for too high premiums and for walking away from the plan brush Mar 2017 #56

Public option. Adrahil Mar 2017 #14

Hey, if Democrats get some practical fixes ready... Kablooie Mar 2017 #17

Serious remodel needed in my opinion Kilgore Mar 2017 #18

I'm surprised you're getting a discount. Ms. Toad Mar 2017 #20

They do discount Kilgore Mar 2017 #21

That is out of the ordinary. Ms. Toad Mar 2017 #22

$650 for an office visit to a doctor? pangaia Mar 2017 #38

Yeah. It's a specialist Ms. Toad Mar 2017 #49

The whole thing is so ridiculous, isn't it. pangaia Mar 2017 #50

Better hope nobody in your family needs a serious operation. WinkyDink Mar 2017 #24

Just my thought. pangaia Mar 2017 #39

We are in a similar place. MontanaMama Mar 2017 #33

Not sure I am following you. grantcart Mar 2017 #37

I agree the premiums and deductible are insane but.. pangaia Mar 2017 #41

What happens? Lurker Deluxe Mar 2017 #46

Public option, prescription drug negotion. Simple. joshcryer Mar 2017 #19

What's WRONG is the inclusion of for-profit insurance companies that can raise premiums! WinkyDink Mar 2017 #23

WE have 2 phrases here that are uncommon elsewhere, popular vote and health insurance Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #27

Yep. MontanaMama Mar 2017 #36

At least drop the Medicare age to 60. mackdaddy Mar 2017 #25

Reverse Roberts erroneous ruling about states opting out of Medicaid expansion Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #26

Absolutely correct. These Republican changes have damaged the ACA. The Wielding Truth Mar 2017 #54

At the moment matt819 Mar 2017 #28

Offer Medicare to people 50 and older. Ilsa Mar 2017 #29

While I do think we would have a chance to enact single payer if we get the Presidency and Congress. mvd Mar 2017 #30

All great ideas from everybody! Eko Mar 2017 #31

Raise the fines for not participating MichMan Mar 2017 #32

I agree with this taught_me_patience Mar 2017 #43

19 states have yet to expand Medicaid. briv1016 Mar 2017 #34

Come at it from both sides moose65 Mar 2017 #40

I have numerous ideas and most wouldn't be popular here taught_me_patience Mar 2017 #42

Dont like #2 MichMan Mar 2017 #47

Young people don't want to pay ANYTHING for insurance TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #55

Put those Public Health Service docs sitting behind desks in DC out in the rural areas nikibatts Mar 2017 #44

A huge number Sgent Mar 2017 #59

I like this one Eko Mar 2017 #60

The ACA is mostly fine, the problem is the costs of treatment and the price of drugs. phleshdef Mar 2017 #45

My wife and I are on an ACA plan through Covered CA. stopbush Mar 2017 #48

I had a Kaiser Medicare Advantage Plan for a few years, before going back to work. I liked it a lot Hoyt Mar 2017 #52

There may be a silver lining today. RandySF Mar 2017 #53