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Gudanov - Jul 28, 2017 5:38:01 am PDT #14558 of 30002
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Fiona - Jul 28, 2017 5:39:33 am PDT #14559 of 30002
Yeah, uncertainty sucks. (I know whereof I speak, I've been in Brexit-induced limbo for the past year with no end in sight).
Gudanov - Jul 28, 2017 5:48:54 am PDT #14560 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
I do think it's important to reiterate that most people have either employer-based insurance or Medicare/Medicaid government insurance.
It always seems a little weird to me that there is so much drama over a pretty small part of the health-care system.
Gudanov - Jul 28, 2017 5:51:51 am PDT #14561 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Wow, 45 wasn't kidding when he said it was complicated.
Yeah, it's crazy complicated and the rhetoric can be really misleading. The Republicans mostly complain about the exchanges, but the real target is usually Medicaid since there is more money there.
Laura - Jul 28, 2017 5:59:47 am PDT #14562 of 30002
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I do think it's important to reiterate that most people have either employer-based insurance or Medicare/Medicaid government insurance.
And for those of us that don't, it is insanely expensive, with huge deductibles, and about everything isn't covered.
Dana - Jul 28, 2017 6:02:30 am PDT #14563 of 30002
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And when your source of insurance (along with your family's insurance) is your employer, you don't dare lose your job.
Gudanov - Jul 28, 2017 6:10:55 am PDT #14564 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Yeah. I'd really like to go with single-payer or at least allow Medicare/Medicaid buy-in. I think the benefits for entrepreneurs would be tremendous and it would give people more flexibility.
At the least I'd like to have a program where you could get Medicaid for a period of time after losing a job. (Maybe paying for it above a certain previous income and a limit on how often you can get it)
SuziQ - Jul 28, 2017 6:17:53 am PDT #14565 of 30002
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I do think it's important to reiterate that most people have...employer-based insurance
It is still insanely expensive, with huge deductibles, and there is so much that still isn't covered.
Toddson - Jul 28, 2017 6:22:23 am PDT #14566 of 30002
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Thanks for the explanation Gud - you've laid it out very clearly.
One side effect is that the number of people declaring bankruptcy because of having to pay medical bills has plummeted. And one of the problems with pre-Obamacare insurance policies was that people would pay their premiums but when they went to use insurance discovered that it didn't really cover anything. It would be cheap, but useless.
meara - Jul 28, 2017 6:24:40 am PDT #14567 of 30002
I've long thought that Republicans ought to be all about getting healthcare without an employer, as that frees people up to be entrepreneurs and start businesses and all that jazz