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gerogie1

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41. Here is a true life example of my health insurance under ObamaCare

Tue Oct 29, 2013, 12:45 PM

Oct 2013

There are going to be changes in any new government program. The reason people are upset is that they are unable to shop the online health care exchanges to find health insurance and how much a subsidy/tax credit they will receive. I live in Oregon my present health insurance is $250 per month with a $10,000 per incident deductible and no prescriptions or doctor visits coverage. My new ACA health care coverage from a private health insurer has a $5,000 yearly deductible and prescription coverage. The costs is $290.00 per month, but with the tax credit it is $175 per month.
People are just looking at the prices provided by their health insurance company without shopping the public health exchanges and finding out what their subsidy is and they do not know about extra help for copays also.

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Companies' cancellation of existing health insurance policies continues [View all] hooverville29 Oct 2013 OP

Pointing out that the Insurance Industry randr Oct 2013 #1

Yep. Not saying wheels are coming off, but it's not good. hooverville29 Oct 2013 #2

It is a real issue, certainly. Laelth Oct 2013 #88

Looks like the counry will be moving to single payer faster than anyone ever thought. shraby Oct 2013 #3

Here the GOP does enter in. It'll never pass this Congress or the next. hooverville29 Oct 2013 #5

They should say, "oh, those? Not really insurance so it doesn't count" Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #4

And that's what the WH must clear up and get the Prez off the exposed, general position hooverville29 Oct 2013 #8

That "political price to pay" was baked into the assumptions about ACA Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #15

Disapproval is going up (back to 50+% levels)and so is approval (42%) as undecideds decide hooverville29 Oct 2013 #26

Here's the RealClear tracking of polls on the subject. hooverville29 Oct 2013 #27

Is it rolled out? No! Not one person has started on insurance through exchanges Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #31

It's that kind of elitist contempt for ordinary people that can cause real problems down the road hooverville29 Oct 2013 #39

Even Ted Cruz is convinced it will work Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #47

Hogwash Morganfleeman Nov 2013 #99

From the lack of accurate facts you throw up Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #100

It's common sense Morganfleeman Nov 2013 #109

"Elitist"? And is "special advantage" anything like "special rights"? kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #95

What was done in ACA to prevent this? bigwillq Oct 2013 #6

There was a DU thread up earlier today about a moratorium on such things HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #68

from what I have gathered littlewolf Oct 2013 #7

Because the existing policies didn't cover what is required by ACA. Most of sinkingfeeling Oct 2013 #9

Policies weren't 'junk' to people who first bought them. Now rug's pulled out from under them hooverville29 Oct 2013 #14

You are so transparent. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #32

No, as a matter of fact you are. You expect ordinary people to accept what looks like disadvantage hooverville29 Oct 2013 #46

Look like? treestar Nov 2013 #103

Here's what no one warned them about spinbaby Oct 2013 #40

No, they were junk. The people buying them didn't understand that. jeff47 Oct 2013 #84

Thank you for your concern. The only thing clumsy in this picture is your attempt kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #96

Yes they were junk Shivering Jemmy Nov 2013 #106

Horseshit... ReverendDeuce Oct 2013 #52

in fact there are multiple changes, obamacare being sometime the cause, but more often the excuse. unblock Oct 2013 #10

theyre cancelling the policies that allowed you to be kicked off if you get sick leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #11

Yeah. but people had them and in fact had a form of health insurance, faulty or not. hooverville29 Oct 2013 #17

they had the til they got sick then they were cancelled anyway leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #50

True, but they are also cancelling policies SoCalNative Oct 2013 #45

Ahhhhhgeeez, not THIS shit again........................ kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #97

Those policies are the equivalent of the "accidental death" policies that masquerade SoCalDem Oct 2013 #12

That probably should have been explained leftstreet Oct 2013 #13

Ooooh!!! You nailed Obama on that one! Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #16

He did it to himself leftstreet Oct 2013 #18

You mean spoke the truth? The ones being cancelled are not "health care" Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #21

He probably should have explained it n/t leftstreet Oct 2013 #23

Fly by night plans is how Dean put it Skink Oct 2013 #77

What a shock to see an anti-ACA troll like you posting rightwing screeds against the ACA geek tragedy Oct 2013 #24

Are you confusing me with someone else? leftstreet Oct 2013 #25

The fact that you push rightwing talking points and policy goals. You were here pimping the House geek tragedy Oct 2013 #28

Is Forbes magazine banned at DU? leftstreet Oct 2013 #29

I'm glad you just have to eat the individual mandate Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #35

Good grief n/t leftstreet Oct 2013 #48

If your agenda and sources weren't so transparently rightwing, you geek tragedy Oct 2013 #37

So Forbes magazine isn't banned here? leftstreet Oct 2013 #43

Due to the tolerance of rightwing talking points around here, you're free to do so geek tragedy Oct 2013 #63

You're saying I might be banned? leftstreet Oct 2013 #65

We'll see how far you're willing to carry Teapublican water re: the ACA nt geek tragedy Oct 2013 #66

?? leftstreet Oct 2013 #67

No, I'm thinking of the person who came here to support the House GOP's demand geek tragedy Oct 2013 #69

Um..I was here long before the ACA leftstreet Oct 2013 #70

Oh bullshit. You've been as nuanced on the ACA as Ted Cruz. geek tragedy Oct 2013 #72

You're starting to creep me out leftstreet Oct 2013 #73

Interesting to see a series of Obama quotes referred to as a "rightwing screed". hughee99 Oct 2013 #33

Helpfully compiled by a Tea Party author. More to the point, people will be getting better plans geek tragedy Oct 2013 #42

Ah, so they're out of context then, right? n/t hughee99 Oct 2013 #60

Yes. He was talking about plans that were around in 2009 and grandfathered in. geek tragedy Oct 2013 #64

How about having them cancelled and having nothing but a chance to pay more. Don't expect people hooverville29 Oct 2013 #19

Boo SoCalDem Oct 2013 #20

And that's exactly the 'screw the people' attitude that will be deadly at the polls hooverville29 Oct 2013 #49

for the greedy bastard GOP.. I agree with you there SoCalDem Oct 2013 #54

Not remotely true. That's what's called a "talking point" to parrot... ReverendDeuce Oct 2013 #55

Sorry, I forgot that the national law is all about you SoCalDem Oct 2013 #56

People forced to stop spending money on junk insurance, get subsidy to buy something much better nt geek tragedy Oct 2013 #22

Obama should tell people that are being dropped they're TOO STUPID to know hughee99 Oct 2013 #30

Thank you for the libertarian/Tea Party spin on this. Your objection to improving people's geek tragedy Oct 2013 #44

Nice, I see what you did there. hughee99 Oct 2013 #59

Yes, you pushed the Tea Party/libertarian line is that we don't need consumer protection geek tragedy Oct 2013 #62

Excuse me? I pushed no such thing. hughee99 Oct 2013 #74

This is per se trolling. You complain about plans being discontinued because geek tragedy Oct 2013 #78

I specifically said in the post you're replying to, hughee99 Oct 2013 #85

So, you're simultaneously complaining geek tragedy Oct 2013 #86

You're getting closer... hughee99 Oct 2013 #93

Trying to communicate the nuances of health care reform in soundbytes geek tragedy Oct 2013 #94

That member did no such thing leftstreet Oct 2013 #76

Ha, the "delay the mandate like the Republicans want" caucus geek tragedy Oct 2013 #79

I stood with Obama when he opposed the mandate leftstreet Oct 2013 #82

"You'll be able to keep your existing insurance*" lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #34

89 posts? LOL, we get it! nt Logical Oct 2013 #36

... redqueen Oct 2013 #53

The ACA does not force the insurers to JoePhilly Oct 2013 #38

Here is a true life example of my health insurance under ObamaCare gerogie1 Oct 2013 #41

I feel like framing my cancelation notice. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #51

"If you are happy with your plan, you can keep it." oldhippie Oct 2013 #57

sarcasm? B2G Oct 2013 #91

Just goes to show how the insurance industry has been ripping off people EC Oct 2013 #58

Looks like we have a rw meme of the day - TBF Oct 2013 #61

You are unhappy with a market based law Skidmore Oct 2013 #71

Today's talking points. eye roll nt cry baby Oct 2013 #75

When it dawns on people that they no longer have to worry about Rex Oct 2013 #80

I am sick to death of Dems buying into this. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #81

Me too! To expect everything to work flawlessly is being dishonest! Rex Oct 2013 #83

As true as many of responses to this issue are on this thread, Vinnie From Indy Oct 2013 #87

What's real is junk insurance Lifelong Dem Oct 2013 #89

This message was self-deleted by its author tconer Oct 2013 #90

Think Progress debunked NBC's report on insurance cancellations, and there is more ProSense Oct 2013 #92

Thanks for debunking the NBC propoganda. Here's a much better article from PBS. Sarah 979 Nov 2013 #98

welcome to DU gopiscrap Nov 2013 #107

It was always the case that they could be cancelled treestar Nov 2013 #101

Its amazing how many pretend to not get the distinction you just made. JoePhilly Nov 2013 #104

Reality check. 99Forever Nov 2013 #102

Good, I'm glad Shivering Jemmy Nov 2013 #105

How would you have solved the heathcare problem in this country? Marrah_G Nov 2013 #108