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In reply to the discussion: Here's my Covered California "Obamacare" rates...THANK YOU OBAMA!!! [View all]Kolesar
(31,182 posts)38. I could have *forced* an insurer to cover me since I had had continuous coverage
If one had been "continuously covered" through an employer, COBRA, or a private policy, one could have "forced" an insurance company to cover you. That was how I understood it four years ago. I looked into it, but never had to use it. I spent a huge amount of time at Ohio and federal websites.
I was terrified that I would be laid off. I had a diagnosis that might have meant huge premiums. I will never know, since policy has changed. I agree with your last paragraph.
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Thank you, SHRED, for posting the actual numbers. I am also in California and see the same results.
NYC_SKP
Oct 2013
#1
That's like $8700 a year the Feds will spend on you. Do you pay that much in federal income tax?
dkf
Oct 2013
#5
In LA, you sometimes have to pay to park at your doctor's office. Strange don't you think?
JDPriestly
Oct 2013
#22
I could have *forced* an insurer to cover me since I had had continuous coverage
Kolesar
Oct 2013
#38