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Originally Posted by njbchbum
"unintended consequenses" - is that like collateral damage?
"There are many moving parts in the law, and most are not fully understood, and probably won't be until the law actually takes full effect." - i guess nancy pelosi was right!
"Without question the final bill was the culmination of ..." - i thought it was all based on romneycare in ma, no?
"...the cost of the uninsured recieving "free" healthcare..." - does that mean that my state budget will be able to remove the amount budgeted for the uncompensated care fund every year? i bet not. there will ALWAYS be the patient that applies for 'charity care' prices that the fund will have to pay for.
has anyone seen a decrease in their cost for health care since any of the provisions of obamacare took effect? i can respond with a big NO - have only seen my mthly payment increase. and soon i will have to go on medicare if i wish to continue heath ins - and pay for both a and b plans and a medco equivalent of plan d. will be paying scads more and hafta wonder how much less service will be available after medicare funds are drained away by obamacare.
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First of all the Affordable Care Act doesn't take effect until 2014, so any increase you see in your health care is the result of your insurance company raising rates and has nothing to do with the ACA. The only aspects of the law that are in effect are the provision that young people under the age of 26 can stay on their parent's insurance plan; and the part that says your insurance company must spend 80% of their proceeds on healthcare and not on CEO pay and other operating costs or refund the difference to customers. That's why many people will be receiving a check in August.
Secondly, there is no charge for anyone to recieve Part A of Medicare. If you elect to participate in Part B, the cost is $99.60 per month. So for less than $100 per month you can have full coverage of Medicare Parts A and B. I'm just guessing that is probably less than what you pay now for private insurance.
If you lived in Florida full time, you could join a Medicare Advantage Plan which would cost you zero, not even the $99.60 per month, and would also pay for prescriptions, eye glasses, dental and health clubs. You can't get any cheaper than free.