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

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 12:35 AM

Jul 2014

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Your only choice was to go on an expensive COBRA policy for a limited period of time, and after that you'd be thrown onto the individual market -- and the policies available would have been nothing like the wonderful state policy you'd had as a state employee.

Obamacare didn't cause you to lose your excellent insurance -- losing your job did.

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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