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Bernie Sanders

tblue

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25. "Catastrophic" Yep that's my experience too

Reply to SmittynMo (Original post)

Sun Nov 15, 2015, 02:12 PM

Nov 2015

We pay $1700 a month and have a HUGE deductible -- and for the first time ever a provider said yes they take Blue Shield but not the plan we have since ACA.

ACA was a step in the right direction but we need a whole other direction.

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No more ACA? Medicare for all? [View all] SmittynMo Nov 2015 OP

It's even worse than that. Cassiopeia Nov 2015 #1

Reposting my comment from debate thread # 4 donf Nov 2015 #2

A catastrophic policy. Cassiopeia Nov 2015 #3

It's quickly becoming the NACA SmittynMo Nov 2015 #5

Clinton will not even attempt to fix it, Cassiopeia Nov 2015 #6

The ACA didn't fix squat. SmittynMo Nov 2015 #11

No it did not. Cassiopeia Nov 2015 #12

Not health insurance Mike__M Nov 2015 #21

I forgot to mention donf Nov 2015 #7

On top of this SmittynMo Nov 2015 #8

Don't worry, Cassiopeia Nov 2015 #10

I work for a huge corp that switched insurance 'cause Obamacare. Cassiopeia Nov 2015 #14

It's no longer health insurance donf Nov 2015 #16

Bingo SmittynMo Nov 2015 #4

heritage care is going to force me to keep working until 65 Doctor_J Nov 2015 #9

So after all the posts, SmittynMo Nov 2015 #13

Ditto to Single Payer and Medicare for all! SoapBox Nov 2015 #15

I hope enough that watched SmittynMo Nov 2015 #17

I'm with you on that! This health care system is like a sad excuse. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #18

ACA is absolutely better than we had before Bernin4U Nov 2015 #19

We do need to take it to the next level. The sooner the better. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #20

Going from not having coverage Mike__M Nov 2015 #22

What we need Robbins Nov 2015 #23

It's fixed/rigged SmittynMo Nov 2015 #24

"Catastrophic" Yep that's my experience too tblue Nov 2015 #25