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kurthall
I am working, but in case you have not noticed, even before this whole AHCA mess started, a lot of company's were cutting back insurance, getting rid of it, changing it for lesser (crap) policies. So right now My job offers NO insurance, unless you were "grandfathered" in. So your SOL if you are a new employee.
MichaelPMaccabee
I'm sorry for your hardship, but I'm glad that everyone's insurance prices are going up.
Real change won't happen until those that are comfortable are made uncomfortable.
Let's get real here. The AHCA is a darn good deal.
MichaelPMaccabee
Also:
I don't have medical insurance, and I haven't seen a doctor in 19 years, as I can't afford it. I won't be signing up for the ACA either.
The penalty in 2014 and beyond
The penalty in 2014 is calculated one of 2 ways. You’ll pay whichever of these amounts is higher:
1% of your yearly household income. The maximum penalty is the national average yearly premium for a bronze plan.
$95 per person for the year ($47.50 per child under 18). The maximum penalty per family using this method is $285.
The fee increases every year. In 2015 it’s 2% of income or $325 per person. In 2016 and later years it’s 2.5% of income or $695 per person. After that it is adjusted for inflation.
If you’re uninsured for just part of the year, 1/12 of the yearly penalty applies to each month you’re uninsured. If you’re uninsured for less than 3 months, you don’t have a make a payment.
Learn more about the individual responsibility payment from the Internal Revenue Service.
Cito
The little ma&pa ISP I work for told us all our insurance will be canceled and they decided to not offer company insurance any longer, we have to get new plans. I have monthly doc appt for degenerative disc disease in my back and today was told I'd have to pay cash $150 cash price for next visit or get new insurance
The Obama crap site the price is too high I live paycheck to paycheck and I can't pay what it quotes
I'll be uninsured now on the lime between poverty but not low enough to be free and not making enough to keep insurance, so I'm forced out of health care
Which to me is like I got picked for no insurance by an invisible death panel so to speak
SheopleNation
MichaelPMaccabee
I'm sorry for your hardship, but I'm glad that everyone's insurance prices are going up.
Real change won't happen until those that are comfortable are made uncomfortable.
Your hatred for those who are comfortable is quite clear. The people who you think are "comfortable" are struggling to pay their bills as it is, and now you're happy that healthcare costs are going up which could finally bankrupt American families?
Unbelievable. there is nothing good about this unaffordable act nightmare, absolutely nothing. People like you are part of the problem. You need to rethink your position. ~$heopleNation
MystikMushroom
reply to post by Wookiep
Fair enough. How much do you want to bet that the next Republican president won't scrap the ACA -- but rather continue and expand it.
Both sides bootstrap and use each other's platforms for their own purposes.
Bush created patriot act, Obama extended it.
Obama created Obamacare, the next Republican president will extend it.
AlienScience
They are not required to change a damn thing this year...they are doing this for their own gain...the ACA isn't forcing them to do it.
loam
reply to post by MichaelPMaccabee
MichaelPMaccabee
Also:
I don't have medical insurance, and I haven't seen a doctor in 19 years, as I can't afford it. I won't be signing up for the ACA either.
Good luck with that and your new friends at the IRS.
If they extend or especially expand it, no matter who is in office then I hope we see rioting in the streets. Seriously, should have been happening already IMO but I think the ignorance of people has kept everyone too docile for now..
MichaelPMaccabee
YES! I am -deliriously- happy that more and more people are being made uncomfortable by our government. THAT IS WHAT PROMPTS CHANGE. Fat, lazy, slack-jawed, comfortable people don't make waves. Hungry, cold, and impoverished people get things done.
Sen. Landrieu's legislation will allow individuals to keep their current health plan at their choice as long as policyholders stay up-to-date with their payments. It will also provide policyholders information from their insurance company as to which parts of the policy do not meet minimum coverage standards made available in new plans, such as hospitalization, laboratory services and prenatal care. This will allow consumers to make informed decisions about their health plans.