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Re:Hospitals lift curtain on prices, revealing giant swings ... by lotsofpulp on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @02:12PM (#28619723)
Is there evidence that Obama wanted those religious exemptions and bullshit cost sharing plans? I would be willing to bet that was a concession to other politicians in Congress in order to get ACA passed.
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Re:Hospitals lift curtain on prices, revealing giant swings ... by rpmisms on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @02:29PM (#28619927)
I'm thankful the concession was made. The lower price of cost-sharing made it possible for my parents to keep eating while providing for the family.
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Re:Hospitals lift curtain on prices, revealing giant swings ... by rconti on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @03:07PM (#28620399)
That's great until the church decides your parents are sinners and refuse to cover anything, and have no consequences for stealing their money.
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Re:Hospitals lift curtain on prices, revealing giant swings ... by good8675309 on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @03:33PM (#28620731)
People voluntarily join health sharing groups. They are run by non-profits, some of which have no religious affiliation.
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Re:Hospitals lift curtain on prices, revealing giant swings ... by rpmisms on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @03:25PM (#28620634)
They're not church-run organizations. This is reductionist, inaccurate, and I would go so far as to say bigoted.
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Re:Hospitals lift curtain on prices, revealing giant swings ... by rconti on Saturday September 25, 2021 @05:17PM (#28656248)
You're welcome to think that about me, but health sharing is almost entirely scams using "religion" as a cover. See my other link in this thread. I'm happy for your family that they got a good one.
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Re:Hospitals lift curtain on prices, revealing giant swings ... by nickff on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @02:53PM (#28620238)
The parent comment never said anything about President Obama's desires regarding the Affordable Care Act, just that his 'brilliance' resulted in this outcome.
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Re:Hospitals lift curtain on prices, revealing giant swings ... by paulddraper on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @08:18PM (#28623784)
You misread. Parent thought those are a decent option and it's unfortunate that their availability is restricted.
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