Category: Politics

Affordable Care Act question

So if the GOP gets their way and mandate portion of the Affordable Care Act is delayed, the people who do sign up will all be sick – the people who delay will likely be the healthy ones.

What happens when only sick people sign up for insurance?

Everything I’ve heard points to the dreaded death spiral for the insurance company – and likely the ultimate collapse of the system.

So it makes a lot of sense for the GOP to want to delay the mandate.

Am I missing something? Is anyone talking about this?

What value does the government really provide?

It’s interesting (and maybe telling) to see what departments and groups Congress is rushing to restore funding to in spite of the government shutdown.

Either the government provides true value to Americans or it doesn’t.

Or… maybe they’re just picking and choosing what they like about the government and ignoring the things they don’t like.

Nah! Couldn’t be.

The Washington Post has a story today apparently on what’s been OK’d and what hasn’t.

A closer look at claims about the Affordable Care Act

A few friends are sharing this post on social media:

I received the following from a friend in Ohio, a grandmother in her 60s:

“I actually made it through this morning at 8 a.m. I have a pre-existing condition (Type 1 Diabetes) and my income base was 45K-55K annually.

“I chose Tier 2 ‘Silver Plan’ and my monthly insurance premiums came out to $597 with a $13,988 yearly deductible! There is NO POSSIBLE way that I can afford this so I ‘Opt-Out’ and chose to continue along with no insurance.

“I received an email tonight at 5 p.m. informing me that my fine would be $4,037 and could be attached to my yearly income tax return. Then you make it to the ‘REPERCUSSIONS PORTION’ for “non-payment” of yearly fine.

“First, your drivers license will be suspended until paid, and if you go 24 consecutive months with ‘non-payment,’ you will have a federal tax lien placed on your home.

“You can agree to give your bank information so that they can easily ‘Automatically withdraw’ your ‘penalties’ weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly! This by no means is ‘free’ or even ‘affordable.’”

Apparently the Killeen Daily Herald actually ran it as a letter to the editor on their website.
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