How Is Obamacare Working Out for You?

[Danzig]

Had a lady in my office the other day...Hubby's a truck driver, they had no health insurance. She had to have open heart surgery, they are struggling to pay over 200k in bills from that. She'd had testing done, the doc called her and said go to the er immediately. Had they not done that testing, we wouldn't have ever had that conversation, because she would be dead.
Also, luckily, they now have insurance because she can no longer be denied due to preexisting issues.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

Had a lady in my office the other day...Hubby's a truck driver, they had no health insurance. She had to have open heart surgery, they are struggling to pay over 200k in bills from that. She'd had testing done, the doc called her and said go to the er immediately. Had they not done that testing, we wouldn't have ever had that conversation, because she would be dead.
Also, luckily, they now have insurance because she can no longer be denied due to preexisting issues.

Jesus- $200k! I saw that Arizona sheriff had something like $22,000 raised so far for his and his wife's health bills. I wonder how much of them that will cover.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Jesus- $200k! I saw that Arizona sheriff had something like $22,000 raised so far for his and his wife's health bills. I wonder how much of them that will cover.

I hate to think the bills the parents of the little boy that ended up with a heart transplant. And hed lived in children's for months before the transplant. I'll never forget how excited everyone was when he got his heart...and for the first time in forever, actually had color in his face. God, that poor baby. His name was Jude....and that's the name of the patron saint of lost causes.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

I hate to think the bills the parents of the little boy that ended up with a heart transplant. And hed lived in children's for months before the transplant. I'll never forget how excited everyone was when he got his heart...and for the first time in forever, actually had color in his face. God, that poor baby. His name was Jude....and that's the name of the patron saint of lost causes.

My friend who had a double lung transplant said her bills are in the seven figure range. She'll never pay them all off. All because she had the same condition her dad had (who died in from it in the 1980s, just as they were starting to succeed with transplants. What huge strides medicine has made in 30 years!).

[GenuineRisk]

For those with previously undiagnosed diabetes, the ACA is working out very well:

http://care.diabetesjournals.org/con....full.pdf+html

The TL: DR summary is that for states that expanded Medicaid via the ACA, there has been a big increase in diagnosis of early stage diabetes, and in those states that have not, there has not. To quote our VP, that's a big f*cking deal, because the earlier diabetes can be identified and addressed, the cheaper the care is. Amputation, kidney dialysis and seeing-eye dogs are hella expensive.

I look forward to Ted Cruz running on "Obamacare gives people diabetes!"

[Danzig]

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-s...r-satisfaction

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Danzig

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-s...r-satisfaction

That is hilarious that the author doesn't mention all the people whose premiums have skyrocketed and whose doctors will not take their insurance. The author says that none of the predictions of the Republicans came true. Many of the most important predictions came true. They said that with the ACA you would not be able to keep your plan, you would not be able to see your doctor, and your premium would skyrocket. That is exactly what happened to me and to millions of others.

If a guy is going to write a fair article about the ACA, how could he fail to mention that? If I was going to write an honest article, I would have to mention both the good and the bad. For example, even though I hate the ACA I know that it is good for some people. It will help people with pre-existing conditions.

How can this author not mention the bad parts of the ACA? That is simply a dishonest article.