Re:Affordable Care
by mcguire on Friday January 13, 2017 @11:49PM
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"The good parts, like covering pre-existing conditions is exactly what causes your insurance to go up."
True story:
Pre-ACA, I had never been without insurance. I also have asthma. Never been a problem. No pre-existing condition issues. Then, I became a contractor and had to pay for my own insurance. The insurance refused to pay for anything asthma related. Fine; I was making enough to pay for the hideously expensive inhalers (think an epi-pen ever couple of months), but with those, the asthma was well controlled. Then I left that position and became a regular employee with employer provided insurance. Suddenly, no pre-existing condition limit. Weird.
True story:
Pre-ACA, I had never been without insurance. I also have asthma. Never been a problem. No pre-existing condition issues. Then, I became a contractor and had to pay for my own insurance. The insurance refused to pay for anything asthma related. Fine; I was making enough to pay for the hideously expensive inhalers (think an epi-pen ever couple of months), but with those, the asthma was well controlled. Then I left that position and became a regular employee with employer provided insurance. Suddenly, no pre-existing condition limit. Weird.