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I am SO glad you're back!
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Bundle up!!Alright, this cold stuff is getting old... unfortunately, I will be in it for a few more weeks...
Rokket
Dances with Bees
I am afraid the humidity would arrive as a block of ice. We have plenty of that...I'd send you a parcel of our humidity but I don't think it would clear customs
Rokket
Dances with Bees
I already am. Does me very little good....Bundle up!!
Terre
Renowned
It was annoying. He wanted either medical records for my surgery as a newborn (from 1962? are you kidding me?) or expensive tests (MRI of my neck) or referral to a specialist.
I think I'll just talk to the new managers when I have a chance. If I need to go to a doctor I'll go to a different one and see if that one will take a close enough look at my neck to see why I'm afraid of close fitting things that could accidentally tighten.
Snow was only an inch but it's only gotten up to 21F out there with bright sun so the roads will be an icy mess tomorrow morning.
I think I'll just talk to the new managers when I have a chance. If I need to go to a doctor I'll go to a different one and see if that one will take a close enough look at my neck to see why I'm afraid of close fitting things that could accidentally tighten.
Snow was only an inch but it's only gotten up to 21F out there with bright sun so the roads will be an icy mess tomorrow morning.
Terre
Renowned
Since this was the second time he's wanted to refer me to a specialist my husband and I both think he is the money first sort. If I do need to get a doctors note for the new owners I'm going to a different doctor. All he had to do is take a close enough inspection of the lower right side of my neck to see why I'm afraid that a snug collar and wrap around tie would be in danger of disrupting blood flow to the right half of my brain.
Terre
Renowned
One thing no one is looking forward to with the transition of the store is the 90 day interruption insurance. Some won't be able to afford the govt. funded stuff and won't qualify for the free so they'll get penalized at tax time unless the upcoming President fixes the problem.
Rokket
Dances with Bees
I know the government is scrambling right now to fix the situation. I don't have much faith that it will be fixed any time soon. They let it go too far for too long and it's embedded now. I hope they can fix it. My poor mother had to come out of retirement and go back to work to afford the extra crap they added in that she doesn't need (at 67, I don't think she is going to get pregnant any time soon), and I want her to be able to enjoy her life.
Didn't your mother qualify for the tax credits/subsidy? Of course, the subsidy varies by state, so it's entirely possible in her state she doesn't qualify for enough tax credit/subsidy to make a plan affordable. Doesn't she qualify for Medicare? If you have either Medicare or Medicaid, you aren't required to purchase insurance through the marketplace, nor are you penalized. Also, if you can't get a plan that costs less than 8% of your income, you are excluded from paying a penalty.
It's silly for a plan to include things like pregnancy when one is past childbearing age (or one is a male), but the insurance companies would make "ala cart" plans more expensive. I wish the Affordable Care Act included massive caps on the cost of insurance, but it would never have passed in that case. As it was, the marketplace is a poor substitute for the original plan ... which was a federal insurance. That would have driven the cost of insurance down for everyone.
Has anyone seen anything specific on how the Republicans intend to replace the Affordable Care Act? I've only seen vague comments that of course, it will be replaced it with something "good." If it is so good, why is it secret? Repealing any part of the Affordable Care Act or all of it will result in insurance and health care being unaffordable for everyone once again.
It's silly for a plan to include things like pregnancy when one is past childbearing age (or one is a male), but the insurance companies would make "ala cart" plans more expensive. I wish the Affordable Care Act included massive caps on the cost of insurance, but it would never have passed in that case. As it was, the marketplace is a poor substitute for the original plan ... which was a federal insurance. That would have driven the cost of insurance down for everyone.
Has anyone seen anything specific on how the Republicans intend to replace the Affordable Care Act? I've only seen vague comments that of course, it will be replaced it with something "good." If it is so good, why is it secret? Repealing any part of the Affordable Care Act or all of it will result in insurance and health care being unaffordable for everyone once again.
Terre
Renowned
I don't know what the answer is. I wish I did.
Affordable now? If you are below the poverty level or solid middle class and up, yes, you can afford it. It's just very overpriced and often comes with deductibles from $3500-5000 so the insurance is better labled critical care rather then health.
A co-worker has hypothyroidism. Otherwise she is a healthy though slightly over weight woman in her 40s. Her husband's employer covers all of the premiums for both of them. Sounds good so far right? The deductible is $4000. This means that although in the past insurance would have helped with the doctor's appointments and labs that she needs that is no longer the case. They just have to figure out how to scrape up the money themselves so that then afterwords the insurance will help with the prescriptions. There are lots of cases all over the country of people in the upper-lower class to lower-middle class who have to spend so much on insurance that they have no money left for actually paying their part of their health bills. They literally can't afford to get sick.
The system needs fixing, yes. Forcing people who were barely able to afford insurance in the past to pay over twice as much wasn't the answer.
Affordable now? If you are below the poverty level or solid middle class and up, yes, you can afford it. It's just very overpriced and often comes with deductibles from $3500-5000 so the insurance is better labled critical care rather then health.
A co-worker has hypothyroidism. Otherwise she is a healthy though slightly over weight woman in her 40s. Her husband's employer covers all of the premiums for both of them. Sounds good so far right? The deductible is $4000. This means that although in the past insurance would have helped with the doctor's appointments and labs that she needs that is no longer the case. They just have to figure out how to scrape up the money themselves so that then afterwords the insurance will help with the prescriptions. There are lots of cases all over the country of people in the upper-lower class to lower-middle class who have to spend so much on insurance that they have no money left for actually paying their part of their health bills. They literally can't afford to get sick.
The system needs fixing, yes. Forcing people who were barely able to afford insurance in the past to pay over twice as much wasn't the answer.
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Terre
Renowned
Hopefully some way of fixing things can be done but right now I have co-workers who can't afford the prices in the marketplace and don't qualify for the free insurance but can afford the group plans both the current and new owners have. There is a 90 day period before the new insurance will take affect though so people will suffer because they won't have any insurance for that period.