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Bill USA

(6,436 posts) Fri Oct 18, 2013, 03:09 PM Oct 2013

People are signing up for Healthcare on exchanges and finding very significant savings

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People are signing up for Healthcare on exchanges and finding very significant savings (Original Post) Bill USA Oct 2013 OP

Good news. Would think the real rush of signups will occur after folks cogitate a bit. Hoyt Oct 2013 #1

Exactly. I've been cogitating and am about ready to sign up. Need the kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #2

Smart. I think that is what most folks glad to have a chance at health insurance will do. Hoyt Oct 2013 #3

The ACA will rapidly become part of The Third Rail. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #4

K & R SunSeeker Oct 2013 #5

I know it's early, but... JayhawkSD Oct 2013 #6

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

1. Good news. Would think the real rush of signups will occur after folks cogitate a bit.

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 03:15 PM

Oct 2013

If I were buying on exchange, I'd investigate plans, network providers, think about deductibles/copays (plans are quite different), look at drug formularies, consider stability of plan, etc., for several weeks or longer before actually signing up.

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

2. Exactly. I've been cogitating and am about ready to sign up. Need the

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 03:47 PM

Oct 2013

CoveredCA portal to be functioning properly for me to do that - if it continues to be wiggy I will just sign up via snail mail. Got the application downloaded already just in case.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

3. Smart. I think that is what most folks glad to have a chance at health insurance will do.

Reply to kestrel91316 (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 04:14 PM

Oct 2013

I went to the federal exchange on October 1, but the whole application process was stupid. A few days ago, they put a button/link where you can just "browse" plans. That worked great.

Truthfully, at my age I probably won't ever use the exchange, but I wish I had the opportunity years ago without the fear of "pre-existing" exclusion. Would have saved me a bunch of money and concern.

Good luck.

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)

4. The ACA will rapidly become part of The Third Rail.

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 04:14 PM

Oct 2013

SunSeeker

(51,571 posts)

5. K & R

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 05:47 PM

Oct 2013

JayhawkSD

(3,163 posts)

6. I know it's early, but...

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 12:07 PM

Oct 2013

"Californians have started nearly 95,000 applications..." Okay, how many have they finished and signed up for?

That is showing 59,500 people signed up. Obama said we need seven million for the plan to work. So shouldn't one think that running victory laps after reaching less than 1% of the goal is a little premature?

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