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Tue Nov 20, 2012, 02:02 PM

11. No one?

Well, I guess the millions of people who eke out a living just above official 'poverty level' but who don't have extra hundreds of dollars a month to buy insurance, let alone co-pays, are just 'no one'.

Boy it is fun being poor and invisible in America, especially when you are sick too!!

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61 replies	Author	Time	Post
Obama Administration Releases Draft Rules On Preexisting Conditions [View all]	DonViejo	Nov 2012	OP
Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team)	Dubster	Nov 2012	#1
This is what FORWARD looks like	Politicub	Nov 2012	#2
Where's the universal?	zipplewrath	Nov 2012	#3
Universal opportunity - no one can be denied coverage	Politicub	Nov 2012	#6
Always had universal opportunity	zipplewrath	Nov 2012	#10
No, you do not. The ACA will be the first time in American history that a law ensures that	Politicub	Nov 2012	#14
And what is the affordable part for older people wih per existing conditions?	daa	Nov 2012	#29
They could always purchase "some form" of insurance	zipplewrath	Nov 2012	#49
No one?	Cal Carpenter	Nov 2012	#11
If you are that close to the poverty level, your coverage will be subsidized	Politicub	Nov 2012	#15
That's not quite true	Cal Carpenter	Nov 2012	#22
what are you talking about? what does this have to do with the proposed rule?	CreekDog	Nov 2012	#18
What are you talking about?	Cal Carpenter	Nov 2012	#24
Substantial subsidies will make it possible for people who earn up to 400% of the federal poverty	kestrel91316	Nov 2012	#21
Yes, and there are millions of people who will still fall through the cracks.	Cal Carpenter	Nov 2012	#25
Should that happen, and it very well might, we should NOT throw the baby out	kestrel91316	Nov 2012	#52
First of all	Cal Carpenter	Nov 2012	#55
Excellent post. nt	woo me with science	Nov 2012	#61
You mistake this for health "care" reform. That's not what it was for.	jtuck004	Nov 2012	#13
You have your view of the future and I have mine. The ACA is a platform that will enable us	Politicub	Nov 2012	#17
Yes	zipplewrath	Nov 2012	#34
"He won't close Gitmo"	Lordquinton	Nov 2012	#40
Sorta	zipplewrath	Nov 2012	#41
I don't think it's the end of the line at all. Look at all the merger and aquisition activity	jtuck004	Nov 2012	#36
not being able to discriminate or charge disabled people more isn't reform?	CreekDog	Nov 2012	#19
There are some good things in it, just as there is often still good fruit in a mostly rotten apple.	jtuck004	Nov 2012	#37
Nowhere near universal, but it'a a decent start. (nt)	Posteritatis	Nov 2012	#27
40+ years after Medicaid	zipplewrath	Nov 2012	#42
I don't understand	zipplewrath	Nov 2012	#4
the rules apply to all kinds of policies, not just catastrophic plans	CreekDog	Nov 2012	#7
Got a pointer?	zipplewrath	Nov 2012	#28
Catastrophic coverage spells the end of going bankrupt from an emergency procedure	Politicub	Nov 2012	#8
Quite the opposite	zipplewrath	Nov 2012	#12
A high deductible is more affordable than losing your savings and home to pay for a surgical	Politicub	Nov 2012	#16
...Politicub...I agree with ALL of your posts/replies.	SoapBox	Nov 2012	#26
Thank you :)	Politicub	Nov 2012	#48
Yes, do you	zipplewrath	Nov 2012	#31
Yeah, what's $5k? Nothing. Even when you add on	A Simple Game	Nov 2012	#43
Illness doesn't care if you have the copay or not. Ths law is going to help millions.	Politicub	Nov 2012	#47
If you can't pay	zipplewrath	Nov 2012	#50
Excuse me, but ...	hedda_foil	Nov 2012	#5
Why didn't you read the article?	CreekDog	Nov 2012	#9
Why is addiction to tobacco not considered a pre-existing condition?	FreeBC	Nov 2012	#20
People choose to smoke. They can choose to quit.	kestrel91316	Nov 2012	#23
Lucky for your dad	sunnystarr	Nov 2012	#38
I was addicted to smoking	nobodyspecial	Nov 2012	#46
Geography???????	fightthegoodfightnow	Nov 2012	#30
Not so nefarious	ramapo	Nov 2012	#33
Hope You Are Right	fightthegoodfightnow	Nov 2012	#35
This is excellent	ramapo	Nov 2012	#32
K & R	Change has come	Nov 2012	#39
For profit insurance will never "work for consumers"	bread_and_roses	Nov 2012	#44
Oh, and btw, "consumer" is a misnomer when applied to health care	bread_and_roses	Nov 2012	#45
+100000	woo me with science	Nov 2012	#59
how much does it cost?	mrf901	Nov 2012	#51
or $5000 either!!!	Schema Thing	Nov 2012	#53
I need to plan ahead at least a year	mrf901	Nov 2012	#54
The cost will depend on several different factors	subterranean	Nov 2012	#56
Thanks for the link	Hydra	Nov 2012	#58
No thanks	dipsydoodle	Nov 2012	#60
One billion dollars!	nobodyspecial	Nov 2012	#57

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