Obamacare/Trumpcare Horror Stories

[mtangelsfan]

38 minutes ago, nate said:

Yeah I think ACA just closed a loophole that allowed people to get plans below state imposed mandates as long as they were previously covered in a plan that was below those state imposed mandates.  Like a really liberal grandfathered law that ACA eliminated.

In order for it to happen now it would probably be the states that would have to allow it since state law overrides federal law.

LOL, not too much anymore.

[nate]

I suppose you are talking about bathroom laws etc.  No laws are applicable if they are unconstitutional.

[Tank]

this may sound ignorant or naive, but i assumed that universal healthcare/ACA would have identical requirements/benefits/prices across the board. it's rather surprising to me to see so many variations in coverage and that it's not all that affordable.

 

*bear in mind that i don't work at petsmart so i'm not "in the industry"

[nate]

ACA just sets a baseline.  Most states have stricter rules.  The states that had more lax rules now have to meet that ACA baseline which is why the cost was increased.

[mtangelsfan]

2 hours ago, nate said:

I suppose you are talking about bathroom laws etc.  No laws are applicable if they are unconstitutional.

I am talking about the 14th Amendment being eroded yearly.  

[nate]

Yeah, especially the shit our politicians are spewing about Muslims.

[mtangelsfan]

I'm a dork.  I was referring to the 10th Amendment but the 14th is going out the window too.

[Lou]

4 hours ago, nate said:

Yeah, especially the shit our politicians are spewing about Muslims.

which politicians? 

[nate]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

which politicians? 

You haven't paid attention much?  Trump isn't the only one talking about immigration bans.

[Lou]

58 minutes ago, nate said:

You haven't paid attention much?  Trump isn't the only one talking about immigration bans.

no, I haven't. I rarely listen to what politicians have to say. 

that's why I asked which politicians. 

[nate]

Senator Jeff Sessions and to a lesser extent his former adversary Ted Cruz. 

[gotbeer]

Digging into BlueCross’ big rate hike

 

 

[gotbeer]

Aetna, one of the country's largest health insurers, is ditching 70% of its Obamacare business

Too bad this won't die.  Especially when one of the candidates is pro ACA.

[AngelsLakersFan]

So how long until single payer?

[mtangelsfan]

5 years

[nate]

This recent news of United, Humana and Aetna significantly lowering their Obamacare footprint is very bad for me.

[Stradling]

Bad as in job security bad?  

[mtangelsfan]

Yeah, how so Nate?

[nate]

I updated my resume

[Stradling]

Now I feel bad about the R2D2 jokes. 

[nate]

lol, don't

I still have a job but it will be very much in question by the end of the year.

[Stradling]

No, I was just thinking this would have been a much better time and place to use that joke.  

[mtangelsfan]

4 minutes ago, nate said:

lol, don't

I still have a job but it will be very much in question by the end of the year.

Weren't you there before the ACA?

[nate]

4 minutes ago, mtangelsfan said:

Weren't you there before the ACA?

Yeah.  But I am very entrenched in the ACA right now so it is a matter of if I can be placed or I am kept.  Not something I want to leave to chance so I am at least looking elsewhere.

[mtangelsfan]

Man, really sorry to hear that.  I hope things work out there.