And the Democrats Wonder Why They Lost the Election?
By ALLISON BOWLES
Now I have insurance. But I can’t use it. What am I supposed to do? I know this one is long but it’s worth a read if you want to understand issues pertinent to the Affordable Care Act. My personal story illustrates many of the problems with the ACA.
I started taking notes on the Health and Human Services Secretary hearing, and I will share more as I scrutinize the hearing in more detail but let’s start with the breakdowns below and my experience with Obamacare. Here goes:
These are the breakdowns of who gets what coverage in the United States:
Medicare 18% – 52m
Employer 61% – 178m
Medicaid 22% – 62m
Individual 6% – 18m (exchanges cover 4% of the 6%–these are the people who have been forced onto the Obamacare plans)
Note: this writer is in the BOTTOM of the barrel here (Individual). Most of the individuals in the “Individual” category are either the upper contingent of the working poor, those who work for small businesses like restaurants or family owned grocery stores and the like that don’t provide health insurance benefits (more and more common these days), and/or sole proprietors like myself. Many health care providers are self employed hence we have been forced into the Obamacare exchanges if we are not high earners. High earners won’t buy on the marketplace and will purchase individual plans outside of the marketplace.
I find it interesting to note that the 22% who pay little in...
Source: The Health Care Blog - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
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