Meet the fans of 'Romneycare'

[canoeist52]

http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2011/07/06/news/9824510.txt

"Owen Geoghegan, a self employed plumber from Norton, was paying $2,000 a year for his own health insurance about a dozen years ago.

But each year over the next decade the costs increased by double-digit percentages, so that by 2008 his insurance company wanted $9,980 a year just to cover him.

Instead, he went to the Commonwealth Connector, a service of the state health care reform act approved in 2006 under former Gov. Mitt Romney.

The connector puts him and other people into a category with small groups so their combined purchasing power and sharing of risk can get a better price.

Geoghegan said his price through the connector was about $4,000 a year - "and with better coverage."




It ain't Medicare for All, which we still need, but it's helped some of my family and friends too.

[rox63]

1. My brother and best friend both get coverage through the plan

Although it's far from perfect, it has helped a lot of people. That said, Romney was still a lying snake who tried to veto funding for the plan while he was governor.

[canoeist52]

2. Agreed about Romney.

[millijac]

3. It provides coverage for my son

who without it would have none!

[Kat45]

4. I haven't had a steady job for over 2 years; I'd be screwed without it.

I get a plan through Commonwealth Care. When I had a part-time job, I paid about $77/month. When I'm unemployed and have no income, like now, I pay no premium. (I haven't collected a penny in Unemployment because I worked for a church, and people who work for churches cannot collect.)