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cornermouse

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Mon Oct-04-10 04:48 AM
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That was depressing.

I went to the government's health insurance plan and looked up my future plan. I thought I was only going to be paying double monthly what I pay now. Boy was I wrong. Its more like quadruple or quintuple to get the maximum out of pocket/deductible I have for the next few months. In effect, if I pay double, I have $15,000 maximum out of pocket costs and $10,000 annual deductible. I'll be paying for insurance that I cannot afford to use.

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ixion

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Mon Oct-04-10 05:02 AM
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1. sorry to hear that, cornermouse... sadly, though, it is not unexpected

Edited on Mon Oct-04-10 05:03 AM by ixion

this is what those of us opposed to the legislation had said was going to happen. :(

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cornermouse

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Mon Oct-04-10 05:08 AM
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3. I knew it would be bad but I didn't realize it would be this bad.

Its really depressing.

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Hekate

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Mon Oct-04-10 05:04 AM
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2. See if your Congressman's office can help you navigate this. Some feedback here would help.

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cornermouse

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Mon Oct-04-10 05:19 AM
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4. I know I'm not alone in this

How many thousands of people can or should my Congressman be expected to help? There are several thousand people employed at my location alone and they're doing this on a corporate multi-state wide level. I have no pre-existing conditions, am not on any medications/prescriptions, and I am abnormally healthy for someone over 50 and the insurance quotes are beyond my ability. If I get the really good deductible/out-of-pocket-costs I currently have, I would be paying only slightly less (about $200 a month less) for health insurance as I would for the roof over my head.

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Epiphany4z

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Mon Oct-04-10 05:54 AM
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5. I know I have been paying for

insurance I can't afford to use for at least 5 yrs now...If it goes up in January like it does every year I will be priced ...what do you pay now? ..how much will you pay according the gov plan? can you link me to the site you went to?

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Schema Thing

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Mon Oct-04-10 08:14 AM
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6. I don't understand

why would your insurance be getting worse?

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piratefish08

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Mon Oct-04-10 08:22 AM
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7. because the Health Insurance Reform bill left gaping loopholes

for the industry to take advantage of.

a CEO somewhere is laughing himself all the way to the bank.

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Schema Thing

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Mon Oct-04-10 08:52 AM
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9. no, this does not answer my question

this is just you being a freeper on DU.

I'll let the OP answer me with his or her specifics.

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leeroysphitz

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Mon Oct-04-10 08:26 AM
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8. If your numbers are accurate then the levels of angry non-compliance will FORCE congress to fix or

eliminate this garbage law that they and this week-kneed, fence sitting, triangulating administration have attempted to impose on us.

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sinkingfeeling

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Mon Oct-04-10 09:30 AM
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10. Why aren't you keeping what you already have?

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Lorien

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Mon Oct-04-10 12:45 PM
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11. That's why I finally dropped my insurance

instead of paying for insurance that I can never afford to use, I pay for what healthcare I can afford and hope that I'm doing enough in terms of "preventative care" that I won't need much more than that.

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