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coalition_unwilling

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40. Thanks. I will check into it. I'm relying on preliminary research I

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 06:27 PM

Jun 2012

did with Kaiser Permanente and United Healthcare here in Los Angeles and I believe $1,000 a month was about what it was going to cost to cover my wife and me. Blue Cross may have been somewhat less expensive. But I think now that these were HMO-type plans I looked into after I lost my job and not the 'catastrophic coverage' you allude to.

Again, thanks for the tip.

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I cannot afford insurance [View all] FrodosPet Jun 2012 OP

You need to discuss this with someone responsible for your state's plan for ACA. LiberalFighter Jun 2012 #1

Thank you for the advice FrodosPet Jun 2012 #4

Me too Electro Jun 2012 #42

I just checked with my state about expected deductibles and copays - bhikkhu Jun 2012 #45

You'll land up using all your money buying insurance with none left for actual services. dkf Jun 2012 #48

What if a state refuses to set-up an exchange? Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2012 #6

If a state refuses to set up an exchange, the federal govt will do it for them..... cbdo2007 Jun 2012 #12

OK, I think I'm following Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2012 #13

I may be wrong....but I don't think there is a federal exchange.... cbdo2007 Jun 2012 #16

Hmmm -- I'll guess we'll have to see what shakes out the next few days. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2012 #18

aren't federal employees in the federal exchange? ellenfl Jun 2012 #23

I suspect ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2012 #27

i'm surprised employers aren't whole-heartedly in favor of single payer. eom ellenfl Jun 2012 #29

I have worked in HR ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2012 #35

^^this^^ RainDog Jun 2012 #36

So if you get sick, and everyone does get sick, who pays for your care? progressivebydesign Jun 2012 #2

Right now, I just avoid getting treatment FrodosPet Jun 2012 #7

Can you please stop? girl gone mad Jun 2012 #17

+1. HiPointDem Jun 2012 #20

+1 leftstreet Jun 2012 #21

Thank you. Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #30

SOoooooooo true -it really is !!! lunasun Jun 2012 #39

Are you talking about #2 post? What is hateful in there? n/t pnwmom Jun 2012 #46

For the most part, I no longer receive care. gkhouston Jun 2012 #22

i haven't had employer based insurance since the middle 90s and i work in the legal field. ellenfl Jun 2012 #24

ugh. SammyWinstonJack Jun 2012 #28

This thread has some relevant info and a useful link: enough Jun 2012 #3

+1000 nt progree Jun 2012 #34

Until the rest of ACA kicks in, Tanuki Jun 2012 #5

Thank you FrodosPet Jun 2012 #9

You're not an idiot. If you lived in a country that cared about people rather than profits, you sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #19

Well, I don't make a lot more than you do. Denninmi Jun 2012 #8

If you are young, healthy, and only have colds, flu, etc occasionally, you don't need to visit PCP FarCenter Jun 2012 #14

I'm right with you. I posted a similar thread and it sank like a stone, so coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #10

You need to find a better agent mzteris Jun 2012 #32

Thanks. I will check into it. I'm relying on preliminary research I coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #40

k&r nt bananas Jun 2012 #11

You're supposed to "stop raining on people's parade" and celebrate your new financial burden. Zalatix Jun 2012 #15

Your subsidized premium will be about $64/month davekriss Jun 2012 #25

I make a few thousand less than you do, and I am probably older Digit Jun 2012 #26

Middle aged and crazy! FrodosPet Jun 2012 #47

Then read what is available to you. ACA financially assists anybody sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 #31

I don't know if I'm too happy about Electro Jun 2012 #43

The bill raises the poverty level. You will most likely qualify for medicaid. FarLeftFist Jun 2012 #33

Here's a link to the Affordable Care Act - might help answer some of your questions. sad sally Jun 2012 #37

Our healthcare system is very unfair. yardwork Jun 2012 #38

I have insurance. I cannot afford CARE. Hell Hath No Fury Jun 2012 #41

My husband had a simple hernia repair this month. unapatriciated Jun 2012 #44

Find a local FQHC Recursion Jun 2012 #49