My ACA is going up 82%

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  1. Old Man

    Old Man Road Train Member

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    Got the letter today, just a small increase of $370 a mo , Jan 1 it goes to $818 plus less coverage. That's just for me, hope you guys with families can survive.
    I do have a out as I get on Medicare in June.
     
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  3. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    Do you vote?

    If so vote for trump and any republican representatives you have, then write to them when they get into office to tell them how you feel screwed by it.
     
  4. tucker

    tucker Road Train Member

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    Move out of Oklahoma and to a state that took the Federal funding to set up their own state run exchanges.
     
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  5. Cat sdp

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    I've been paying over a $1,000 for years for a single plan..... It's gone down to $850ish . Under the new screw job....

    Not sure of my increase yet.
     
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  6. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    I'm sure glad I have medicade.
     
  7. TheDudeAbides

    TheDudeAbides Medium Load Member

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    How old do you have to be to get Medicaid? Isn't it like 65 or some retirement age?
     
  8. Cat sdp

    Cat sdp . .

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    And we're all paying for it...

    P.S. Your welcome
     
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  9. pattyj

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    Nope I'm in my 50s but disabled at the moment.No way could I afford my medicine or doctors appts.So everything is free including dental which kicked in last Sept.
     
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  10. x1Heavy

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    Familes pay 1500 and up with a 10K deductable. Meaning you pay 10K in hospital billings before OC kicks in. The good news is Trauma is 100K a week for a full tour should you have qualifying injuries and certain cancer medicines like Harvona will consume your entire home and it's contents for a few weeks worth.

    Refuse to participate. IRS fines start at 2065 for families. According to a 1986 law, requiring all ER's to treat patients until stable or transfer to higher care you will get care.

    Im a Medicare person, my own expenses related to medicines will go up from my provider in 2017, but that's ok. It's minor increase compared to the overall cost annually. But they are working really hard to make people pay it. Medicare has already caused half of my doctors to go to cash only, meaning I sign a form saying that yes they opted OUT of all insurance. Pay the bill cold cash, or credit.

    People on Mediaid only gets 90 doses per month now. No more 240's, 160's or even 120 that was state maximum. For some the quality of life is decreasing already. That was implemented a few months ago.

    I did examine the enrollment period for vision, dental and hearing insurance. All of which is only on three plans at costs that equal half what I take home each month. It's no good to me. So I don't use them.

    I suggest you examine the current ongoing failures of about 18 federal Coops out of 25 total and that there are only one insurer plan in many states and counties, some of whom will lose even that choice within the year.

    There is no interstate buying and selling of insurance policy by law, until that is broken down and thrown away those who lose insurance or simply bankrupt themselves trying to hold it at ungodly amounts that climb higher and higher each month... will simply quit.

    I hate to be the rain, but Im a telling you that OC will fail. If not in repeal via congress or executive action it will collapse under it's own weight. And end badly for all of us.

    Why? because 300 million Americans are young, healthy and are too young/too old to use OC. They literally do not need or want it. Leaving a few millions who are already sick (About 20 million) to destroy the insurance companies who are now required to pay out until they too quit the business entirely.

    One of our elderly relatives has several situations, any one of which will kill her sooner or later. Doctors have already rationed care because she is approaching 90 and there is no point in spending a million dollars of the peoples money to try and get to 91.
     
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  11. pattyj

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    I can't help that now can I.I'm not able to work.My doctor talked
    me into signing up for it.I never knew what it was about.I've always been on blue cross.I haven't worked for over a yr I needed to do something.
     
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