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In reply to the discussion: does anyone know if seniors are eligible for ACA. [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)relatives with their health issues, anyone over 65 whose only coverage is medicare A, which is free airc, has virtually no coverage, other than a hospital visit. Most Medicare recipients have to buy supplemental insurance in order to take care of their health needs.
This sure is discrimination against the most vulnerable citizens. They were simply left out altogether, no doubt to save the Insurance Corps money because older people need health care more than the very young.
How clever, to force young, healthy people to buy from a Private Insurance Corp, knowing they won't need it and to give no option to the poorest of the elderly, because they would use it.
This alone demonstrates what many Dems were most concerned about, that this was not about concern for the sick especially the poor, it was meant to bail out the HC Ins Corps which it will.
No wonder they never talking about this. I doubt too many people know this, I assumed that the elderly were included in all this. I wonder what the % of the 44,000 who die each year are elderly and poor?
Iow, those who need it most won't get it.