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taking a survey on Obamacare

Posted: Oct 25, 2013

Has anyone tried to sign up for Obamacare or at least checked what their rates would be?

If so, are your rates better or worse than what you have now?

Were you able to get thru the website and actually get a policy?

Have you received a letter stating that you will lose your insurance at the end of the year? If so, will you shop on your own for insurance or use the Obamacare Marketplace?

I've heard so many horror stories about the ACA. Just trying to get an idea of what is actually true. Thanks!

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I haven't tried the website yet, just double-checked and read that my state will be delayed - sm

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for signing up for the expanded Medicaid (which I'm eligible for, woot!) until sometime after the beginning of November due to website glitches, so I'll try in a couple of weeks.

I'm really looking forward to finally being covered again, couldn't be happier (well, except if it was single payer), especially since my witch of a Governor accepting the Medicaid expansion was quite unexpected.

Me, too! I also will be financially eligible for - Libby

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Medicaid! Also couldn't be happier (also except if it was single payer).

The State of Colorado has been extremely helpful when it comes to the ACA, so I feel so fortunate that I live in a state that's been so helpful and cooperative with the federal government.

Congrats. Not so great here in Georgia, which ceded - the exchange to the feds and refused the Medicaid.

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But your state still has Medicaid, so if you need it why - can't you still apply?

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Obamacare will implode. Stats showing majority - of signups are Medicaid.

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Someone has to pay for that, and there will not be enough signing up to pay for you. For example.... me. I visited the website every day for weeks, only to find out that my rates will double, and even with subsidies will be too expensive for me to buy. So, I now LOSE my insurance plan that I already had!!!! I will apparently have no insurance next year and pay a penalty to the IRS. I know many others in the same boat, and NONE of us are wealthy people.

WE will pay for that -- as ENTIRELY expected. OF COURSE, - most without insurance are low income. These

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days, BTW, that can be just about anyone, including many people who now work for half what they once made.

For those don't want to pay the whole tab themselves, I suggest agreeing to raise taxes on the wealthy. Their pockets is where our incomes have gone, and the very LEAST, and I really mean the least, we can require is that they pay the taxes on our money that we would have.

This is not factual - I would like to see your proof

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For one thing, please show me where you must LOSE your current plan if you don't qualify for a cheaper/comparable plan with ACA, okay?

and how after being forced to LOSE said plan, that you would then be subject to a penalty? It just doesn't work that way so please be clear if/when you respond. Thanks!

Take what you hear with a grain of salt... - just sayin

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There is no doubt the administration deserves criticism for a lousy roll-out, but I have no doubt this will be fixed asap - the president is ticked! Not sure I buy that he "didn't know" since HE should have been trying out the site HIMSELF in advance!

Regardless I got in and I am making comparisons. Calculations show I will get as good or better a policy than I had with my last employer and for less money - or I could pay a bit more and get a gold policy. We'll see.

since I have been WITHOUT insurance for well over a year and I NEED to see a doctor, I will be thrilled to be able do so in January.

I qualify for 100% paid insurance because of what MM pays. - but

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It is the same as what I have now, which is basically go to "free" clinics and county. Unfortunately, this level is no different and poor people still will not be able to go to the doctor because of the co-pays which will be unchanged from what they already are. I only go to the subsidized clinics because I have to have my seizure medication. I have evaded going to the neurologist for a "recheck of my medication", but now they are demanding this to continue giving me my medication, but I can't afford the co-payment. I haven't had real insurance in 7 years because I can't afford company insurance, which is a moot point now as MM cut me back to 28 hours to make sure I don't qualify. I have never been able to get private insurance because I either get turned down because of my seizure disorder (thanks to daddy dearest when I was a child) or the insurance premium is way beyond my reach. Obamacare gives the illusion of the poor being insured, but in reality, the costs are pretty much the same for the poor. After I finish school and hopefully get a job, I will not be among the poor anymore salary-wise, although I am afraid age discrimination may get in the way of getting a job.

You really need to apply and see if you can do better. - I have read that some rural areas will not see

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the kind of premium decreases that many others areas are (those with governments that serve their residents), because Obamacare is still a market-based system (regrettably no single payer yet) and some rural areas have just a couple companies selling there and no competition to bring the prices down.

BUT, regardless of where you live, and hopefully you're in a state that took advantage of the Medicaid expansion, you still need to apply to find out for yourself if you can do better for yourself. Good luck.

I did - I heart ACA

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My policy $$ amount went up (so did the benefits however) but with the subsidy, it went down $100 a month.

I had difficulty getting through in the first 2 weeks. I went on last week and had no problems and paid for my policy. Now I can't wait until Jan 1 so I can use it!

And I have pre-existing conditions (they don’t ask about your health status however when signing up).

I think all the propaganda over how horrible it all is is just crap. Ever do a start up with an MT company? NOTHING ever runs smoothly at the start.

I'm a happy camper.

So nice to be accepted without even needing to provide - a medical history. Congrats. nm

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Zero people from my state have been able to sign up - yes, we lost our insurance

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People in my state have been losing their insurance because of this and nobody has been able to sign up.

But then again who would be crazy enough to give all your personal information into an unsecure site (if you can get on) that nobody knows its secure that is a programmers nightmare because it has to be rewritten.

I'm waiting until everything is all settled. Not that stupid to just give out my personal information that can wipe out my checking account within minutes from a hacker. By the time they get everything worked out I'm hoping someone has found a way to make this thingy fair for everyone and not just some. I hope they will find a way to apply the laws to everyone and not exempt select people from the he!! the are unleashing on the rest of us.

Meanwhile we now have no insurance.

All state exchanges are running fine. Nobody in any - state lost insurance "because of this."

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IF employers in your state are canceling insurance programs, by chance, people would be losing insurance because of THAT, and them. Not because of Obamacare. Nothing in Obamacare requires employers to toss their employees out in the cold--it would strictly be profit-chasing opportunism.

IF your state refused to set up its own exchange and refused the Medicaid expansion, you have my sympathies. People in my state are in the same leaky boat.

HOWEVER, even here people are applying and most qualifying for coverage through the federal exchange. Since you say you have no insurance, may I suggest you do the same.

IF you do not qualify for coverage under Obamacare because your STATE REFUSED the Medicaid expansion, you're screwed -- by your state government, and I suggest you vote the bums out as soon as possible. It sounds as if you may have agreed with that sort of position in the past, but their lies are now being shown up for what they are. ZERO excuses for those who betray the trust of their supporters.

Hopefully you're living in a state with the expansion and/or don't need it anyway, though, and will be insured as of January 1. IF you see to it.

It is "because of - this"...

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because now people that just had a catastrophic plan or, as in my case, didn't have maternity care, are now having those plans cancelled because within the ACA there are certain requirements (maternity care being one of them, even if you're not having any kids or are a man). If those requirements are not met by your plan, the insurance company cannot offer it anymore. Many of us were happy with those plans - so much for "You get to keep your plan."

The insurance companies are having - a field day with this, actually

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They are saying plans are cancelled, but not explaining why.

The requirements that need to be met by the ACA are GOOD requirements, not bad! They need to provide copays, TRUE out of pocket minimums, and deductibles that are fair.

You can still get catastrophic care with ACA, probably even with your same company! They just want you to blame Obamacare for "cancelling your plan" because they are sad they aren't going to be able to make big profits anymore.

Check your state plan and see what you are eligible for. I guarantee it will be better than what you have currently, unless you wealthy, and even if you are wealthy, you will get much better value for your money and they won't be able to pluck extra charges out of thin air when and if something does happen.

I sometimes wonder if people who object are people who never have to use the policy. Because that policy you think is so great? If you ever had to actually use it for say appendicitis or something like that, you might find a huge bill despite the fact you thought you were covered. That's what insurance companies do. The anesthetist charged more than we allow for anesthesia, Boom! Your specialist did this procedure we don't recommend, Boom!

I am sure insurance companies will still include these Boom! charges, but they are required to comply with capping the OOP costs to the limits specified ($6000 for a single person), not the ones the insurance companies have now whereby they have those loopholes to make the true OOP much higher, at least that's how I read it.

Whatever - boo

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Glad slogging your liberal swill makes you so happy. You know nothing of the broad spectrum effects of this bill and who is adversely affected. It's not all sunshine and roses, dearie. There are snakes in the grass, too.

Well why don't you tell us? - who is adversely affected?

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Personal experience, please. Not some link to the Heritage Foundation if possible.

Already have. - nm

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You don't care because it goes against your Obamacare is a gift from the gods worldview.

This has been discussed over and over here. - If the insurance companies have

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to pay for everything including preexisting illness, they will go broke, which is the intent all along. Then we will go to single payer, meaning no competition.

I'm already reading about doctors who are not going to accept Medicaid patients and will accept only cash and a type of clinic called concierge. What will happen is you will end up with less doctors for more patients, and wait until amnesty hits.

You are going to just have to let it play out for the people with their head in the sand. What more can you say. It's like the horse in Animal Farm.

What gets me - noname

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Is the complete lack of understanding on the side of the rah-rahers. Actually, it isn't really even the lack of understanding so much as it's the narrow vision that excludes the FACT that Obamacare does NOT benefit everyone, even though it was sold/marketed that way. The Kool-aid has drowned their ability to be logical and that's very sad.

Got news for you. They're hitting Medicare seniors with higher OOP thanks to - Obamacare. Rates have doubled for most because

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of the premiums allowed to be charged.

So, those policies through Obamacare are hurting the elderly. Some seniors don't even have enough on SS to cover the OOP, so whta do they do?

In our state a big university where my husband has worked for 33 years, has thrown spouses off of th - oldie

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and my brother who lives in NC saw his premiums increase from 320 to 750. I guess you will say this is all coincidental.

Nope! But Obamacare isn't doing it. The EMPLOYER - and INSURANCE COMPANY are. These

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people are NOT your friends. There's big money involved, and that's their concern, not you.

IMPORTANT: The LESS healthcare insurance companies pay for, the MORE money they make. That's why some used to cancel policies when people became dreadfully ill. They'd make people go to court to force them to pay. Only some had the money to do that, though, and others died before their cases ever came before a judge.

NO MORE! Obamacare is on your side. It doesn't get between you and your doctor, it gets between you and the insurance company.

NO MORE being turned down for preexisting conditions.

NO MORE policies canceled or not renewed when policyholders get sick.

NO MORE lifetime limits on coverage for a condition. Have COPD, diabetes, CKD, heart disease, AND multiple sclerosis? Doesn't matter. You never have to worry again that your policy limit will be reached in a year or two, and then what? You have LIFETIME care for all of these progressive diseases.

Healthcare reform means our nation's average life expectancy will go UP.

And there are any other good things. However well all the details do and don't work as this is implemented, these laws are already in place and they're not going anywhere.

This is YOUR government working for YOU, finally. NO longer for out-of-control insurers always looking for ways to make higher and higher profits out of our illnesses.

Question - noname

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What flavor is the Kool-Aid? Must be really, really good.

Insurance companies do this all the time; not due to ACA - educate yourself

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I am actually - noname

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And that means I have the ability to think for myself. You, unfortunately, only parrot what you have been spoon-fed.

If you are an MT, you will know we get - bad coverage offered

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By which I mean high deductible, low premium, everything subject to deductible, no copay, no limit on out of pocket, you have to pay a percentage of everything even after the deductible, etc. All of this is to DISCOURAGE people from going to the doctor or do anything at all healthwise, so basically you pay the low premium in hopes you don't have to go to the doctor or anything happens, and pray if it does you are covered.

I don't know why the university cut spouses, but I know personally that the ACA provides better coverage and lower premiums than most plans and that the regulations the ACA demands are much better than what came before. Did your husband pay more for you to have coverage, or was it included? If it was included for nothing that is a great thing that was commonplace many years ago, but now is a rarity.

Ultimately, the only people who can speak about plans are those who have used them too. I mean, any plan could sound great on paper, but only if you have to use it for something substantial do you realize the true costs and deceptions of the insurance companies. I bet people with gold-plated policies which their employers pay $40,000 a year for are the only ones who truly have great coverage.

Your brother in NC, did he try to look at the exchanges (I believe NC has not opted for Medicaid expansion so the federal exchanges) or just suck it up and pay double? Because as we have seen with the Hannity debacle, some people are so stubborn and hate Obama so much they absolutely refuse to even take a look at how the ACA might help them.

All this fearmongering, I just find it hard to believe anyone making as little as we do could possibly complain about finally getting a plan with fair copays, low deductibles and manageable OOP costs, so as much as you hate being taken off your husband's plan, I can't believe you would not be able to get a decent subsidy on the exchanges for your state.

Made-up "problem." Insurance companies make money - by selling insurance. If they have to

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add maternity coverage to a policy, or whatever, before they can sell it on an insurance exchange, they'll do it.

A lot of sources are spreading lies, but a lot are sincerely trying to help people understand what's going on. Here's just one that can help people get up to speed on what's going on. They all say the same thing, just slightly different ways.

Yes yes yes - sm

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My sister is dealing with that exact issue right now and she had her plan for roughly 15 years. She had the coverage she wanted and now, Because of Obamacare, she can't have it -- it doesn't "meet" the minimum requirements Per Obamacare.

So what does she care if mental health coverage is - added as long as her premium doesn't rise? BT

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Since they are often left out of GROUP policies and so desperately needed by many in those groups, your sister is likely to see these covered in future. And remember, her policy wasn't written just for HER, but the group she's in.

Maternity care.
Substance abuse treatment (including pain pill addiction).
Mental health.

But she won't lose coverage. That insurance company or another will sell her employer a group policy. Please pass the word so she doesn't have to worry over problems that don't exist

She's not in a group. Please reread what I wrote. - sm

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She has an individual, private policy. One that she shopped for and pays for directly. THERE IS NO EMPLOYER INVOLVED. She has already shopped her "new" options and her premiums WILL increase and will include coverage that she neither wants nor needs... all thanks to OBAMACARE.

I know what she's going - through.

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Hubby and I both got that letter (not that they were going out of business, but had to change our plans). We both have individual insurance, but we're on different plans (long story). We had exactly what we needed for us and the kids, but now they don't offer that plan and they offered us the lowest mandated plan, but it's going to cost us around $200 more a month - for mine and for his, so it's $400 per month. I've checked out the exchanges (now that I don't have to create an account to do so) and the bronze plan will actually cost me $100 more per month to what the new plan we were offered by our insurance, so now we're up $300 a month. If I add my husband, it now goes up past a total cost of $800 per month for all four of us. We simply can't afford that. I'll keep shopping around, but I'm no longer optimistic. I thought this was supposed to be helping the middle class, or at least not hurting us.

Private insurance. I'm sitting here with the letter they sent me - NOT YOU! Don't even go there

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You don't know everything. I'm the one sitting with the letter that my private insurance company is going out of business and I need to sign up on the exchangy thingy.

Do not presume to claim you know something you obviously do not.

My first application just went quickly and smoothly, then it - glitched on my electronic signature. It says

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my info is saved and I should be able to try to sign it again tomorrow.

We'll see. I'm very interested in seeing my premium and coverages choices. My state does not have the Medicaid expansion, but I wouldn't qualify for it anyway. It also doesn't have a state exchange, so I have to shop on the federal exchange.

I have not done it personally, but the only exchanges that are - usable are state run.

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nm

Answer - sm

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My insurance hasn't changed. I'm keeping it.

The rate quoted from the ACA was $68 cheaper than my current insurance, but I don't want to change what I have.

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