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The ACA is not working for me and another in my family

Posted on 1/5/17 at 12:35 pm
Posted by Taurus
Loozianna
Member since Feb 2015
4955 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 12:35 pm
So, due to the penalty I was forced in getting some kind of coverage last year, so I did.

Premiums for the year $5400 w/ $5000 deductible. F-that shite! But due to me having high blood pressure I was talked into getting it.

But I never went to the doctor at all, I just cut my meds in half and started taking them every other day. Ran out in March, Oh well. My pressure has been 155/105 for over a month. Feel like shite.

On top of that I have a bad hip that I was told it was a bad back, but bullshite. I have no butt muscle due to not putting pressure on the hip. I didn't see the doc all year, just did home therapy since I know a little about rehabbing. But until I get an MRI I really don't know exactly what is the problem. Oh well, I'll deal with the pain.

And before Christmas I hurt my knee so bad it's swollen, probably just fluid, but it hurts like hell. Again, I ain't going to the doctor or getting xrays or mri.

I paid $5400 last yr for nothing because I had to. I'm a small business owner startup and need time and money to really get things going so I can't afford the medical treatment I need to fix my issues.

Sibling is dealing with bad knees, but due to the high deductibles they are just managing the pain the best they can too.

That slogan Make America Sick Again is bullshite and should be applied directly to Obamacare because I guarantee there are more people than me not going to the doctor to fix their issues due to the high deductibles because of Obamacare.

So frick you liberals and frick your support for Obama and his shitty health care plan.

Until this shitty policy is repealed people like me will never see a doctor again.
This post was edited on 1/5/17 at 1:48 pm
Posted by TrueTiger
Chicken's most valuable
Member since Sep 2004
67638 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 12:36 pm to
It's working the frick out of my wallet.
Posted by MSMHater
Houston
Member since Oct 2008
22774 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 12:37 pm to
It's not working at all. Every healthcare employee that post here agrees, except that one, because he/she knows way more than the rest of us...obviously. But the average person can see it very clearly in their finances and coverage.
Posted by beerJeep
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2016
34936 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 12:40 pm to
6 days. 6 days until I lose my health insurance. Sure wish my healthy young single arse could get a cheap catastrophic plan that would work for me. Instead, no insurance for me the next year.

Thanks Obama.
Posted by SSpaniel
Germantown
Member since Feb 2013
29658 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 12:40 pm to
quote:

he ACA is working: No it's not working for me and another in my family


Get out of here with your anecdotal evidence. Bamaatl had charts. CHARTS. That obviously proves you are wrong. Anecdotal evidence.
Posted by bamarep
Member since Nov 2013
51794 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 12:41 pm to
I work in healthcare, for a non profit and it ain't working.


At all.
Posted by fareplay
Member since Nov 2012
4796 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 12:41 pm to
No policy works for everyone.
Posted by PrimeTime Money
Houston, Texas, USA
Member since Nov 2012
27304 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 1:05 pm to
United Healthcare is leaving Texas. One of my relatives had UHC but now has to switch to Molina Healthcare because UHC is leaving the state.

We were looking at the plans and they really suck.

He lost his doctor also.
Posted by Aristo
Colorado
Member since Jan 2007
13292 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 1:08 pm to
This one doesn't even work for the majority.
Posted by PrimeTime Money
Houston, Texas, USA
Member since Nov 2012
27304 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 1:08 pm to
Also, I'm at home right now nursing a broken ankle, so I've talked to many people at the doctor's offices over the past few weeks about the healthcare exchanges.

They all said the exchange plans are a nightmare to deal with. The insurance companies need authorization for everything and make these poor people jump through every hoop possible to get treatment. It's a big run-around just to get basic stuff done.
Posted by the808bass
The Lou
Member since Oct 2012
111496 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 1:11 pm to
quote:

No policy works for everyone.


Correct. And that's how we got Obamacare.
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
43318 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 1:11 pm to
No, it's working PERFECTLY.

Now shut the frick up and pay your ridiculous premium increases to fund other people's shitty life choices.
Posted by TigerNAtux
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2007
17111 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 1:11 pm to
Sounds European.
Posted by zatetic
Member since Nov 2015
5677 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 1:14 pm to
You may consider going to a different country if it is serious. Some country's combined travel and health care costs could be far cheaper. I mean Sweden's is free. Or at least it was before the invasion. I'm not sure if they can afford to do that anymore... but it's worth looking into.
Posted by Isabelle81
NEW ORLEANS, LA
Member since Sep 2015
2718 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 1:16 pm to
I'm sure you know that before long you won't need health insurance, right?
Posted by fareplay
Member since Nov 2012
4796 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 1:17 pm to
Care to share proof?
Posted by Aristo
Colorado
Member since Jan 2007
13292 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 1:23 pm to
Posted by fareplay
Member since Nov 2012
4796 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 1:24 pm to
So no proof then. I'm down to have a solid argument if you can prove all your facts.
Posted by Aristo
Colorado
Member since Jan 2007
13292 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 1:27 pm to
Ok, then start where it helps the majority.
Posted by Aristo
Colorado
Member since Jan 2007
13292 posts
Posted on 1/5/17 at 1:30 pm to
LINK

LINK

Start here and this is just the tiny tip of the iceberg.

And since Obama, the middle class is no longer the majority, so here is one where it hurts the lower class as well.

LINK
This post was edited on 1/5/17 at 1:32 pm
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