THREAD: Let's examine all the possible ways this @ebruenig tweet represents #FakeNews -- and one of the sillier arguments for #SinglePayer I've heard in a long time... 1/ https://twitter.com/ebruenig/status/1222739686633934848 …
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First of all,
@ebruenig said she's uninsured because she switched jobs from@washingtonpost to@nytimes -- but she didn't say exactly why. It's possible that both@washingtonpost and@nytimes don't offer health coverage to their employees, but I doubt it... 2/66 replies 5 retweets 75 likesShow this thread -
If she had Exchange coverage while at
@washingtonpost, she could potentially qualify for a special enrollment period, if her income dropped to such an extent that she now qualifies for#Obamacare subsidies... 3/32 replies 5 retweets 75 likesShow this thread -
But the likelier scenario is that
@ebruenig faces a waiting period between the time her@washingtonpost employer coverage ends and her@nytimes coverage begins... 4/14 replies 5 retweets 75 likesShow this thread -
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#Obamacare, however, employers can impose waiting periods of no more than 90 days. (Statutory language below.) So@ebruenig would face (at most) a three month wait until her@nytimes coverage kicks in... 5/pic.twitter.com/ouhLp4jNdu
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In the meantime,
@ebruenig can elect COBRA from@washingtonpost, for the three-month or so gap until her@nytimes coverage takes effect... 6/34 replies 6 retweets 114 likesShow this thread -
COBRA IS expensive, but for three months, it would cost a few grand at most. Do I have sympathy for a
@nytimes columnist who says she can't afford a bill amounting to a few thousand bucks? Absolutely not. 7/1,475 replies 13 retweets 174 likesShow this thread
Do you have any g-damn idea how much a few thousand dollars is to most people? This sickens me.
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Replying to @FilmCritHULK @chrisjacobsHC and
Just gonna leave this here...https://money.cnn.com/2017/01/12/pf/americans-lack-of-savings/index.html …
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