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In reply to the discussion: If you’re younger than 50 and entirely self insured you’re in for a nightmare.. [View all]progressoid
(49,988 posts)47. Which basically means "Affordable" haealth care
means that before any of my money can be used for to my health care, I have to give 20% to a middle man.
Yippee. Great system.
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If you’re younger than 50 and entirely self insured you’re in for a nightmare.. [View all]
busterbrown
Dec 2012
OP
Assume you are speaking of health insurance. Fortunately, Obamacare has some provisions that
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#2
Except, you are free to go to any doctor, take almost any medicine available, etc.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#81
Yes I understand and agree with you.. Just an option I hope my fellow americans don't have to take.
southernyankeebelle
Dec 2012
#72
We live in a F'en insane country. Yep, I know it's not the worse, but the US is a
RKP5637
Dec 2012
#6
No, it really isn't, it's always used too much, I think, to gage our ineptness as acceptable. n/t
RKP5637
Dec 2012
#32
No, it certainly is not, not at all. I had a republican tell me the other day, well, you
RKP5637
Dec 2012
#38
if you have a middle class home and salary,You’ll have to protect your home and assets
busterbrown
Dec 2012
#8
For a 60 year old to pay 3 times as much as a 20 year old sounds like a pretty good deal to me.
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#23
Why do you think young people, who are in general healthier and make less money,
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#66
Because actuarial risk adjustment is both viciously amoral and twice as expensive to boot
eridani
Dec 2012
#67
That's not why the costs are lower there. It's because hospital and doctor charges are regulated
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#70
There will be a donut hole where people make too much for aid but too little for good insurance.
Selatius
Dec 2012
#61
I agree. The ACA is basically a floor -- and now we need to build on that floor. nt
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#63
Pray tell... How old are you. I had blue cross in Cali. and paid 350 with a huge deductible.
busterbrown
Dec 2012
#27
Is this based on info you have about Obamacare or are you basing this on past history?
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#15
I’m talking about my situation only. Middle class job with assets probably in the upper middle
busterbrown
Dec 2012
#25
Malarkey. I'm in my 64th year. My BC-BS self-pay premium is $550. Deductible is $1,500 and,
WheelWalker
Dec 2012
#30
"Self-insured" means you pay for ALL your med expenses. You mean "individual insurance policy"
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#18
Sorry.... Individual Insurance Policy is what I am referring to. Self insured, I thought I buy my ow
busterbrown
Dec 2012
#22
Don't forget that people lose their jobs late in life thru no fault of their own...
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#21
In Canada a hospital has around three employees doing claims and similar size hospital
Thinkingabout
Dec 2012
#36
Yes. It is clear to me that our own government doesn't consider us citizens
truebluegreen
Dec 2012
#57
Thanks for helping to bankrupt and kill the 15% sick minority by withdrawing money from the system
eridani
Dec 2012
#69
Health savings accounts are useful only to those affluent enough to pay income tax
eridani
Dec 2012
#74
Do those other countries have doctors that practice defensive medicine?
customerserviceguy
Dec 2012
#87
I don't agree that it's part of the problem. The problem is lack of guaranteed--
eridani
Dec 2012
#91
For a bunch of people who claim to understand business, Republicans just don't get this...
Hippo_Tron
Dec 2012
#54