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10-29-2013 01:14 PM |
A friend of mine posted this on a social media site just today:
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So I got my first insurance change letter yesterday.
I now must pay the first $3000.00 each year for doctor visits and prescriptions; after I pay out $3000.00 I pay 20% of every visit and prescription until the next year.
I still haven't heard how much the premium will change, but how is this more affordable?
I have two $300.00 meds I get monthly and previously paid 140.00 a month; now I have to pay 600.00 a month for five months ($3,000) and then can pay 120.00 a month for the next 7 months.
I don't know about the rest of you but I can't afford $600.00 a month, so I won't be able to get them unless an emergency arises.
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While her monthly payment will drop by $20 for 7 months after she pays out $3K, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that her premium isn't going to drop $400/mo; if anything it's most likely to increase.
This is just one man's opinion, but it seems the only people for whom Obamacare is "affordable" are those who are young and healthy, of whom many in the past would have otherwise chosen not to buy it. As elsewhere noted, this is the same group that is having trouble finding good jobs, so even an "affordable" health plan requires them to pay out money they may not have, so they have less money on which to live.
Yes, that's a policy decision, but the bottom line thus far is that everyone is paying more for health care, one way or another, than they used to.
Barry's trademark legislation is perfect -- if you consider that he's a Chicago politician. :rolleyes: |
