Obamacare is coming

[Macfanforever]

My gripe is they are dictating the Americans to get coverage even if they cant afford it and fined them if they dont.

Thats what I understand about it.

[GarboSpeaks!]

Stay off the grid man!!! lmao
Honestly I was just getting a lecture from my dad that this is coming. I don't wanna say how old I am, but old enough that I should have known about this-but I didn't, and I am not amused. Guess I need to start saving for my "fines." I haven't been to a doctor in over 10 years-so why the eff would I pay for care that I may not need for years at a time?!?! Ah well, new American motto: Nothing is for sure but death, Obamacare & taxes. lol

[diane_k]

This has been so misinterpreted...

Are you covered by insurance offered through your employer? Nothing will change.

Are you covered by a state and/or federally funded assistance program? Nothing will change.

Self employed and uninsured folks will now have better, more affordable options. Without the big scary death panels people on TV are hollering about.

[chiliD]

People, people, people...stop drinking the Fox News Kool-Aid. The network would internally combust if they ever uttered a truthful statement.

[Macfanforever]

I have to say I have no coverage because I'm between jobs.If I was working full time .I would not be worrying about this.

I cant afford what they are charging now for coverage.

What they should do is control the medical industry with the inflated charges they give out.I know its free trade here but what they charge for what they do is nuts.

I've seen the bills from my late mother,sister,father and stepfather .They are nuts.

I just dont like the gov dictating what I got to do.

I just got to pay the $95 dollar fine or go to the clink LOL.

[olive]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

I have to say I have no coverage because I'm between jobs.If I was working full time .I would not be worrying about this.

I cant afford what they are charging now for coverage.

What they should do is control the medical industry with the inflated charges they give out.I know its free trade here but what they charge for what they do is nuts.

I've seen the bills from my late mother,sister,father and stepfather .They are nuts.

I just dont like the gov dictating what I got to do.

I just got to pay the $95 dollar fine or go to the clink LOL.

it would be so much better if we had Health care like Canada or Europe ... oh wait ......

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

I have to say I have no coverage because I'm between jobs.If I was working full time .I would not be worrying about this.

I cant afford what they are charging now for coverage.

What they should do is control the medical industry with the inflated charges they give out.I know its free trade here but what they charge for what they do is nuts.

I've seen the bills from my late mother,sister,father and stepfather .They are nuts.

I just dont like the gov dictating what I got to do.

I just got to pay the $95 dollar fine or go to the clink LOL.

You won't have to pay the fine. If you are unemployed, you will qualify for Medicare. If you make...I think..less than around 20,500 annually, you qualify for Medicare under the new law.

You can still earn up to a certain amount, and you will get a subsidy to help purchase a health plan so the burden is not 100% yours even when you are employed again, if you do not get coverage through your employer. I know the income threshold is around 80K for a family, but I can't recall the number for a single person.

I'm insured through my job, so there is no change for me. But, being HIV+ I know that someday I will need Medicare and I am so very grateful that I don't have to slave away at a corporate desk job I totally hate just to be able to get my medications. Or find a doctor to lie for me as so many other HIV+ people do, to qualify for disability. With Obamacare, I can keep working, anywhere I'd like, and know that medical coverage is going to be a non-issue in my job search when I choose to leave this job I'm in now.

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by chiliD

People, people, people...stop drinking the Fox News Kool-Aid. The network would internally combust if they ever uttered a truthful statement.

I dont bother listening/watching those chatter shows on TV and radio because they are mostly BS from one side to the other .

I get the news online or from WCBS news 880 on the radio or other local TV/radio news outlets

[olive]

Originally Posted by diane_k

This has been so misinterpreted...

Are you covered by insurance offered through your employer? Nothing will change.

Are you covered by a state and/or federally funded assistance program? Nothing will change.

Self employed and uninsured folks will now have better, more affordable options. Without the big scary death panels people on TV are hollering about.

thank you

We have the same thing AKA ROMNEYCARE in Massachusetts thank you FORMER govenor romney

Obamacare open enrollment: Here's everything you need to know from CNN


http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/26/health...ent/?hpt=he_c1

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by olive

thank you

We have the same thing AKA ROMNEYCARE in Massachusetts thank you FORMER govenor romney

Obamacare open enrollment: Here's everything you need to know from CNN


http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/26/health...ent/?hpt=he_c1

Thanks for the link.

[Jondalar]

Almost all of my friends are getting laid off. How in the hell are they going to afford COBRA on unemployment?

[diane_k]

Every state is unique, but depending on the length of the unemployment and serverity of the care needed...there might be some state assistance available. Most large scale healthcare providers have teams of folks (like at my job) that know the ins and outs of what people qualify for.

Then again I come from a state that always ranks near the top when it comes to taking care of its own, healthcare wise. I would be foolish to assume it is like that across the country.

Before you just forget the whole thing and crab about it, why not look into what's available? Ignorance does not equal bliss, despite what you may have heard.

[Jondalar]

When I was on unemployment, pulling in about 350 a week which sucked, I did not do Cobra. There was no way I could afford Cobra at almost $400 a month and be able to live. I don't understand why they even say Cobra is an option. It's not. Some people had to pay close to $1000 a month for Cobra. It's ridiculous. If I got laid off again, I won't be doing healthcare. They are nuts.

[SadAngel86]

I am currently very worried about this as well since I am over the age of 26 and am not able to be covered under my parent's insurance anymore. I am currently looking for a full-time job, (I have a part-time one hopefully coming soon, no insurance though) but I will also not be able to afford Obamacare or the "fee" that they are supposedly going to charge us for not having coverage. Plus, my grad school loans are going into repayment soon. I just don't know what to do.

[HomerMcvie]

I'm self employed, and have my own insurance, and they(Anthem BC) just sent me a letter, saying that I could "lock into" the same plan, NOW, through 2014, but I have to sign and return the form, and it would stop me from changing plans, if I sign.


Sooo, that makes me wonder WTF they're trying to do? Keep me from getting something cheaper, that might be coming with Obamacare? IDK. Because they've never asked me to do this before. I just don't trust big business....