I had marketplace health insurance last year. The coverage was so bad and deductibles so high, I didn't go to the doctor at all last year...even when I should have. The ACA is deeply flawed legislation and we should be working to create coverage that is usable.
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Replying to @TiffanyBond
Weird. We just retired and our ACA coverage this year is $3.00 per month and seems great so far.
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Replying to @wholedogcamp
There is definitely some good in the ACA, but for self-employed above the income threshold, it's horrible. Our premiums were around $900/mo and even if you went for the "free" well-visit, if you discussed anything the visit was hundreds of dollars.
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Replying to @TiffanyBond @wholedogcamp
I think we ended spending $15-20k last year on medical, and no one was deathly or broken. Few enough sick visits for one hand and my husband turned 40 so a few tests.
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Replying to @TiffanyBond
Weird. Our ACA coverage has family max annual out of pocket expense at less than $6000. But we do support universal health care/single payer.
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Replying to @wholedogcamp
It's not particularly weird. If you are paying $3/mo, you have subsidies and cost sharing to cap the out of pocket maximums at lower levels than those who do not have a subsidy.
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Replying to @TiffanyBond @wholedogcamp
Part of the challenge with the ACA is that it’s so unevenly distributed. It speaks to how hard it is to create a system that is fair to all.
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I agree. It cuts out hard "when you can afford it" which is when every other program thinks you can "afford" full price too. It creates resentment instead of unity to slay the healthcare problems.
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