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Voltaire2

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8. Except if they can't afford it or their states opted out and they really can't afford it.

Reply to George II (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 18, 2019, 08:55 PM

Sep 2019

If you are working a part time job it is very difficult to afford to buy insurance, and that insurance comes with deductibles co-pays, out of network charges and mystery wtf bills. Per capita out of pocket costs aside from premiums are around 6500.00.

ACA is better than what we had before ACA, but it is not universal comprehensive healthcare.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Yeah, about that employer health plan everyone loves: Whole Foods to cut health-care for 1900 [View all] Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2019 OP

Because Amazon isn't profitable enough? crazytown Sep 2019 #1

Why rock the boat? Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #2

But would M4ALL come to these employee's rescue? When? emmaverybo Sep 2019 #3

It would cover everyone. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #7

I don't think the employees can wait 4 years, so in the meantime? emmaverybo Sep 2019 #10

Under the current system they are screwed. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #11

There is already some insurance not related to employment--Medicaid. And some of us have emmaverybo Sep 2019 #12

So to repeat: if we do not seriously reform the current system Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #13

Well, WHILE we are reforming...all or nothing if the all isn't available leaves us with nothing. emmaverybo Sep 2019 #14

Thank goodness they have the ACA to fall back on. George II Sep 2019 #4

Except if they can't afford it or their states opted out and they really can't afford it. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #8

Wouldn't it be neat if we had a Public Option that would allow an employer in that Hoyt Sep 2019 #5

Except many wouldn't even subsidize premiums for a public option. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #9

You are seeing the new model in Wellstone ruled Sep 2019 #6

Back before Amazon owned them ... TexasBushwhacker Sep 2019 #15