Obamacare horror story debunked by Seattle Times columnist

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5. I believe the issue with her wasn't the amount of the subsidies, but that she didn't qualify

for them (because she qualified for medicaid). The issue is that many people are getting letters saying they don't qualify for the subsidies. The medicaid is government and the subsidies are private/public combination and each are handled by different people, so there can be a time lapse between finding out you don't get the subsidies and finding out it's because your income is below the threshold and you do get Medicaid. This happened more than once in the beginning. I don't think that has happened with people who sign up in person. While I don't doubt Washington state is having a problem with calculations, her claim was she signed up online and was excited about having insurance for the first time in years and then received a letter stating she didn't qualify for the subsidies. She said without the subsidies the plan was too expensive.