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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m PP

We are also in DC.

Prior to ACA, you me employer had many  more options of private plans. All gone now and forced to buy crap Obamacare plans at higher cost.[/quote]

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Prior to ACA we couldn't get private insurance due to pre-existing conditions. ACA allowed us to become self employed.

Similar to this R in AZ:
[quote]Jeans told Ryan that he has campaigned for Republican candidates and, when the ACA was passed, told his wife that he would close his business rather than comply. The real-estate company he and his wife owned operated in two Midwestern states

"Then, at 49, I was given six weeks to live with a very curable type of cancer. We offered three times the cost of my treatments, which was rejected. They required an insurance card," Jeans said. "Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, I’m standing here today alive.

"Can I say one thing? I want to thank President Obama from the bottom of my heart because I would be dead if it weren’t for him," Jeans said as the audience applauded.[/quote]

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2017/01/14/sedona-jeff-jeans-obamacare-aca-cnn-paul-ryan/96553138/

Pre ACA insurance plans had a lifetime cap at $250K, which you could easily reach if you had cancer.  I know someone who did, and they died penniless and could no longer afford the treatement. That could be you one day.

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Ah, the tactics of anecdote-driven fear.

What about the 2 million people who lost their insurance because of ACA.

Or the 7 million who had to pay a thousand bucks FINE not to have to buy overpriced insurance they didn't want.

Or the dozens of millions who had to pay those overpriced premiums.

Or the dozens of millions who realized their high-deductible "bronze" plans were essentially a scam.

Yeah yeah, let's f#ck 50 million people so that I don't end up penniless -- as if there were no other options on the table.[/quote]

You know.. some of you are really pollyana about your health and life, like that R from AZ who got cancer.  When I was younger (I'm 50), I thought the same as  you - I'm healthy, why should I get insurance.   Then I had kids and got older and realized that anything can happen.. like getting hit by a car or getting cancer.   You think.. well, tough sh1t, that's on you.   That's the mentality of people like you.  It's like the wild west and every man for himself mentality. No wonder our country is going down the tubes.

I think we've all been waiting for other options that Trump and R promised. But .. "who knew healthcare was so complicated".. that the Rs couldn't even get their own healthcare plan to pass because some in their own party couldn't stand behind it.  But, I'm sure you know more than Trump and healthcare professionals. So, let's hear it.. what's your great idea?[/quote]

Free catastrophic insurance for all.

We could pay for it tomorrow, and even generate profits to cover some preventive care, by going back to the pre-ACA system.

For preventive care, focus on pro-family, pro-personal responsibility policies.[/quote]
Pre ACA had a lifetime max of $250K which you could easily reach if you have cancer.  Pre ACA did not allow people with pre-existing conditions to get private insurance. That is how the insurance companies managed to keep the premiums somewhat lower. I had private insurance pre ACA.

Your preventative care plan is not a plan.  "focus on pro-family".. what the heck does that even mean? Does that mean offer free birth control?  free well check?

What happens if you get sick but it's not a catastrophic illness like cancer?

Basically, you don't have a clue, either on how to make this work.[/quote]

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