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In reply to the discussion: Obama says Sanders' supporters helped undermine Obamacare [View all]napi21
(45,806 posts)The problem I see is for the people who have to buy their own insurance be aren't eligible for subsidies. My son was in that position. He checked every option he could find and the cheapest insurance he could find was $2,100 A MONTH! With a mortgage and a family, if he signed up for something like that, he wouldn't be able to buy anything else. Never go out to eat; never go to a movie; never take a vacation, and on and on. On top of the premium, the deductible was $2,000 per person. He finally found insurance through some off beat company that explained that he may have to pay the $160 penalty because the ins. they offered didn't cover pregnancy coverage so it wasn't in compliance with the ACA, BUT, the premium was $350/mo. and a $1,000 deductible. People like him are the people who HAT Obamacare. I don't understand why there aren't an affordable insurance policies available for individuals like my son.
He got lucky and is now working for a company that offers insurance, but him getting a job doesn't fix this mess for everyone else in the same spot he was in.
Maybe no one has told the President about the people who aren't eligible for subsidies but work for a company that doesn't offer insurance.