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21. Yes, you get the point. Obamacare didn't hurt you. Losing your job hurt you.

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 10:57 PM

Jul 2014

And without the ACA, you might not have been able to purchase ANY individual insurance.

It's true that your policy now isn't as good as your old one. But your old policy was linked to your old job, and you couldn't keep it.

And I agree that Medicare-for-all would be better than the ACA. But Medicare-for-all wasn't an option. Even a public option wasnt possible after Ted Kennedy died. The votes weren't there. We barely got the ACA through Congress. But it's the Rethugs in Congress that stopped us from getting more, not the Dems or Obama.

So, yes, you ARE better off with Obamacare. You have a policy that's not great, but it's better than what you would have had before the ACA was passed. You have a policy with no yearly or lifetime limits that won't be cancelled if you get sick or lose another job.

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New England Journal Of Medicine: 20 Million Covered Under Obamacare [View all] Cooperstown Jul 2014 OP

And ALL the rest of us have better insurance than we did before pnwmom Jul 2014 #1

Not me. candelista Jul 2014 #12

Sorry if I don't take you too seriously. If your insurance has tripled pnwmom Jul 2014 #14

I was a state worker, with a plan negotiated by my union. candelista Jul 2014 #15

Are you saying the state dropped its union-negotiated plan? pnwmom Jul 2014 #16

I lost my job. candelista Jul 2014 #18

Your story highlights why we need a single-payer system EvolveOrConvolve Jul 2014 #20

Not really. Under the ACA, access to health insurance is no longer dependent on having a job. pnwmom Jul 2014 #22

Medicare isn't all it's cracked up to be Bandit Jul 2014 #41

Sure. But it ain't gonna happen. Even countries with national health programs like the UK pnwmom Jul 2014 #42

Yes, you get the point. Obamacare didn't hurt you. Losing your job hurt you. pnwmom Jul 2014 #21

You seem to have changed the subject. candelista Jul 2014 #23

No, you had NO insurance before Obamacare. As soon as you lost your job, you were screwed. pnwmom Jul 2014 #24

I now have some very expensive catastrophic health insurance. candelista Jul 2014 #35

a silver plan is not a catastrophic plan Kali Jul 2014 #40

If you are unemployed..... cynzke Jul 2014 #25

Even with the subsidy, my premiums have tripled. candelista Jul 2014 #36

So, in your account you believe your State would have continued to cover you? intaglio Jul 2014 #27

I'm not a Republican. candelista Jul 2014 #37

20% of hospitalization can get expensive pretty fast Kali Jul 2014 #28

Even with the subsidy, my premiums have tripled. candelista Jul 2014 #38

you seem to have a basic misunderstanding of a few things Kali Jul 2014 #39

I have a friend who worked for a company for over 25 years... C Moon Jul 2014 #2

that's 20million that were at huge risk before samsingh Jul 2014 #3

According to the article, many of them are minors. Cooperstown Jul 2014 #6

that's still a huge number - so far samsingh Jul 2014 #7

I agree, let's be sure they are registered to vote this Nov. Cooperstown Jul 2014 #8

yes! samsingh Jul 2014 #9

At last! Wonderful to see this report! JDPriestly Jul 2014 #4

Get ready Robbins Jul 2014 #5

These problems will be addressed! cynzke Jul 2014 #26

I am covered and it has literally saved my life. cbayer Jul 2014 #10

Same here! n/t ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #11

I can say the same. Kali Jul 2014 #29

I think I might actually be dead. cbayer Jul 2014 #30

doing much better! Kali Jul 2014 #31

I am in Italy for the summer. cbayer Jul 2014 #32

oh wow! Kali Jul 2014 #33

No, I flew, lol. cbayer Jul 2014 #34

K&R! Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2014 #13

Estimates are that the number of people that could be added... Cooperstown Jul 2014 #17

Exciting times! Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2014 #19

That's great. bigwillq Jul 2014 #43