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Obamacare in Action??

Posted on by TMA62

This picture showed up on FB today. I thought that Obamacare does not go into effect until 2014? Also, it shows the face of someone who chose not to get any insurance until they are sick.

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To: TMA62

I know an business woman who has no health insurance. It seems really irresponsible to me, esp since she is a homeowner and a single parent. If she gets sick, has huge bills, it will be easy to levy against her house and then where will her kids be? Also she is an unrepentant smoker. I would not be able to sleep at night under those circumstances.



by 2 posted onby yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)

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To: yldstrk

I am currently self-employed. Had good health insurance. Well, thanks to some provisions of obamacare that went into effect, my insurance carrier told me that I could not renew my policy. That’s after obamacare had already made my premiums go up over 70%. They did have an alternative policy that cost 3x as much and had a $10,000 deductible. But it covered abortions and pregnancy - as now mandated by law - even though I’m male. So now for the first time in my life, I have NO health insurance. It really sucks out there. Thanks, obama, you bastard!



by 4 posted onby piytar (The Obama Depression. Say it early, say it often. Why? Because it's TRUE.)

To: piytar

a gal I work with just got a policy that is $168/month and gives her a 3K deductible, has her set up a health care savings account with tax free dollars and after her deductible all is paid. I am going to look into it because I am paying $422/month for gold plated COBRA just in case, basically to protect my house.



by 5 posted onby yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)

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by 6 posted onby OL Hickory (Jesus and the American soldier-1 died for your soul/1 died for your freedom)

To: TMA62

I’ve seen several friends post this and they are pretty shocked when I call them out that it is untrue. First, you are right, most of the provisions don’t go into Obamacare until 2014 and actually reduces the pre-existing condition insurance plan between 2 & 40% (http://www.altergroup.com/alter-care-blog/index.php/hospital-systems/obamacare-covers-pre-existing-conditions-so-why-are-so-few-people-enrolling/ ) so basically, it will cost the woman in the example more as the insurance companies have to pay more. This basically will be a way to kill private insurance and move people to government programs. Second, she can’t be denied coverage already- she may have to pay it out, but a hospital can’t refuse her service. She may have to choose a different way to pay other than her primary insurance, but considering point #1, that could be a sound financial choice she may have to make.



To: TMA62

I think the pre-existing conditions part started right away.



by 8 posted onby autumnraine (America how long will you be so deaf and dumb to the tumbril wheels carrying you to the guillotine?)

To: OL Hickory

I bet she has the brand new phones and video games, is making car payments and enjoys a starbucks every morning. What I am describing is the new “normal” as people complain that they can’t afford necessities. Much like the idiot that complains about the price of gas at the gas station, while he is scratching off instant lotto tickets.



by 9 posted onby CSM (Keeper of the "Dave Ramsey Fan" ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)

To: yldstrk

Please post who she got that insurance from if you can find out. Would be VERY helpful!!!



by 10 posted onby piytar (The Obama Depression. Say it early, say it often. Why? Because it's TRUE.)

To: piytar; yldstrk; Ellendra

Agreed. I have a job with great benefits, but several in my extended family aren’t as blessed.



by 11 posted onby knittnmom (Save the earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!)

To: TMA62

How about turning it on them. Because of the unwillingness of people like this woman to work out direct payment arrangements with the hospital for services she needs- and expecting a third party (insurance company) to pay for her needs, she is contributing to a situation where, thanks to Obamacare, Shriner's Hospitals, St. Jude's Medical Centers, and Catholic Hospitals- all of which provide 'charity' medical services, are having to close down to due increased expenses and restrictions. Thanks to this attitude, how many thousands of children are not receiving free medical care they so desperately need. How many children's deaths is she willing to accept all because she was unwilling to make direct payment arrangements with her hospital and/or doctor and instead, demanded someone, else pay for it. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2607577/posts http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/197853.php http://rightwingnews.com/health/47-words-in-obamacare-bill-could-cost-hospitals-millions/



To: TMA62

Someone is lying simple.



To: TMA62

I make around $23,000 a year working full-time. I pay $380 a month out of pocket for my health insurance. People who make 2-5 times what I do are whining because Walker made them pay a few bucks a month toward their own insurance, and they claim he’s “hurting the poor”. I pray the day will come when people will start thinking with their brains instead of their backsides.



by 14 posted onby Ellendra ("It's astounding how often people mistake their own stupidity for a lack of fairness." --Thunt)

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