Can't Afford Health Insurance

[peenie 1,995]

Georgia ACA cheapest option:

$1035/mo 
$10600 Deductible

 

[easilyscan 1,042]

Impossible!

ACA stands for Affordable Care Act

 

[FrancieFootball 236]

No subsidies.

[Maximum Overkill 2,557]

3 hours ago, peenie said:

Georgia ACA cheapest option:

$1035/mo 
$10600 Deductible

 

Don't have insurance. Pay out of pocket 

[BunnysBastatrds 2,671]

 Obamacare at its finest 

[Ron_Artest 2,359]

Trump's America 

[Fireballer 2,685]

7 hours ago, peenie said:

Georgia ACA cheapest option:

$1035/mo 
$10600 Deductible

 

What employer options do you have?

[peenie 1,995]

50 minutes ago, Fireballer said:

What employer options do you have?

None, at the moment. 
Lost my job as a government contractor.

I was not a DEI hire. I have a specific technical skill that the lab needed at the time. I was asked to train others and was let go. It was a wise economical decision on their part. 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,953]

29 minutes ago, peenie said:

None, at the moment. 

Don’t you work for the CDC? 

[peenie 1,995]

11 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Don’t you work for the CDC? 

Used to, lol! 
I’m just going to go without health insurance:

• Federal Penalty: The federal government eliminated the penalty for not having health insurance in 2019.
• State Penalty: Georgia does not have its own state-level penalty to replace the federal one.

[Maximum Overkill 2,557]

53 minutes ago, peenie said:

None, at the moment. 
Lost my job as a government contractor.

I was not a DEI hire. I have a specific technical skill that the lab needed at the time. I was asked to train others and was let go. It was a wise economical decision on their part. 

You can't find a job? 

Just drop your insurance and pay out of pocket. It's probably cheaper unless you have serious health issues 

[peenie 1,995]

9 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

You can't find a job? 

Just drop your insurance and pay out of pocket. It's probably cheaper unless you have serious health issues 

Not yet, but I’m confident I’ll find another. 
Yes, I’m pretty healthy, so will just pay out of pocket. 

[Ron_Artest 2,359]

12 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

You can't find a job? 

Just drop your insurance and pay out of pocket. It's probably cheaper unless you have serious health issues 

cheaper?  Until you get into a car accident, or get a serious disease.  Stop trying to give dumb advice.

[Ron_Artest 2,359]

1 minute ago, peenie said:

Not yet, but I’m confident I’ll find another. 
Yes, I’m pretty healthy, so will just pay out of pocket. 

You didn't take COBRA?  Can you still?  Very risky to go without insurance.

[peenie 1,995]

3 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

You didn't take COBRA?  Can you still?  Very risky to go without insurance.

I felt it was too expensive. Now I’m passed COBRA. I don’t need any procedures. I knew the termination was coming so I scheduled and completed all medical screenings (mammography/colonoscopy/gyn exam). I’m healthy.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,953]

Gutterboy thinks procedures like a mammogram are rip offs unless you have symptoms. 

[supermike80 2,111]

7 minutes ago, peenie said:

I felt it was too expensive. Now I’m passed COBRA. I don’t need any procedures. I knew the termination was coming so I scheduled and completed all medical screenings (mammography/colonoscopy/gyn exam). I’m healthy.

COBRA is definitely very expensive.   Agree there.  However it might still be a good idea to sign up for the crappy coverage, at least to protect you somewhat from a catastrophic event.  TDS Ron mentioned car accident or some other event. 

[Maximum Overkill 2,557]

14 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

cheaper?  Until you get into a car accident, or get a serious disease.  Stop trying to give dumb advice.

Then stop complaining and pay it. What do you want from us??? 

[Ron_Artest 2,359]

9 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Then stop complaining and pay it. What do you want from us??? 

You?  I'd like you to stop with the dumb posts.

if by "us" you mean Republicans, do something to make health costs cheaper not more expensive.

[Maximum Overkill 2,557]

1 minute ago, Ron_Artest said:

You?  I'd like you to stop with the dumb posts.

if by "us" you mean Republicans, do something to make health costs cheaper not more expensive.

I mean the people in this forum you Dolt. 

For a healthy person, out of pocket can be the cheaper way to go. Especially if you have no choice because you're UNEMPLOYED. 

[peenie 1,995]

19 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

COBRA is definitely very expensive.   Agree there.  However it might still be a good idea to sign up for the crappy coverage, at least to protect you somewhat from a catastrophic event.  TDS Ron mentioned car accident or some other event. 

I agree, but I’m past the 30 days limit when you can obtain COBRA. It’s been a couple of months now. I thought I would be working by now. Luckily, I saved money for a rainy day. Unfortunately, it’s getting a bit longer than I expected. 
 

[supermike80 2,111]

1 minute ago, peenie said:

I agree, but I’m past the 30 days limit when you can obtain COBRA. It’s been a couple of months now. I thought I would be working by now. Luckily, I saved money for a rainy day. Unfortunately, it’s getting a bit longer than I expected. 
 

Job market is kinda tough---especially late in the year.  Glad you were smart enough to save a little for it

[Ron_Artest 2,359]

29 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Gutterboy thinks procedures like a mammogram are rip offs unless you have symptoms. 

Never said that. You just make things up. That’s how I know I won. 

[Nomad99 836]

2 hours ago, peenie said:

Lost my job as a government contractor.

You got peenied......

[Hardcore troubadour 15,953]

1 hour ago, Ron_Artest said:

Never said that. You just make things up. That’s how I know I won. 

What does a mammogram do? 

[cmh6476 1,144]

 like how responses in this thread have blamed both Trump and Obamacare

[nobody 2,911]

1 hour ago, Ron_Artest said:

Never said that. You just make things up. That’s how I know I won. 

Thinking you won something is why you lost.  

[nobody 2,911]

2 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

 like how responses in this thread have blamed both Trump and Obamacare

ObamaCare did exactly what Obama wanted it to do.  And that was to f it up so badly, we have no choice but to go government medical.

[Ron_Artest 2,359]

26 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

What does a mammogram do? 

You don't know what a mammogram does?  Ooof.

[Ron_Artest 2,359]

17 minutes ago, nobody said:

Thinking you won something is why you lost.  

You don't realize that my post was a copy and paste from HT.  Maybe stay out of it.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,953]

1 minute ago, Ron_Artest said:

You don't know what a mammogram does?  Ooof.

Kind of what an MRI does. Gives you a look inside the body. You can spot things that are asymptomatic. You idiot. 

[Ron_Artest 2,359]

Just now, Hardcore troubadour said:

Kind of what an MRI does. Gives you a look inside the body. You can spot things that are asymptomatic. You idiot. 

Yes, I know what a mammogram does.  Why did you ask me and then tell me?

So what did your brain MRI tell you?  Early dementia or just low IQ?

[MDC 7,985]

21 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

 like how responses in this thread have blamed both Trump and Obamacare

HC costs were going up year over year before and after Obummercare. It’s not Obama or Trump’s fault, our HC system is just broken.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,953]

3 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

Yes, I know what a mammogram does.  Why did you ask me and then tell me?

So what did your brain MRI tell you?  Early dementia or just low IQ?

I win. Again. Your sanctuary friends need to do an intervention for you. You’re getting dumber and dumber. 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,953]

Obamacare isn’t Obamas fault.  

[Ron_Artest 2,359]

9 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

I win. Again. Your sanctuary friends need to do an intervention for you. You’re getting dumber and dumber. 

What did you win?

I seriously think you have brain damage.  You make no sense whatsoever.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,953]

1 hour ago, Ron_Artest said:

What did you win?

I seriously think you have brain damage.  You make no sense whatsoever.

Tell us what purpose of a mammogram is. 

[Maximum Overkill 2,557]

1 hour ago, MDC said:

HC costs were going up year over year before and after Obummercare. It’s not Obama or Trump’s fault, our HC system is just broken.

It's because too many people don't have Insurance, which is what's driven up healthcare costs. Hospitals are stuck with the bills that the White trash and minority degenerates don't pay. If you go to the emergency room without insurance or money, they still have take you. Who pays for that? You and I do. 

Illegal Aliens were a part of it, even though you'll never acknowledge it. 

[Ron_Artest 2,359]

3 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Tell us what purpose of a mammogram is. 

Are you still trying to win an argument that people get preventative MRIs?  Let me just inform you that a routine mammogram is not an MRI.

Good Lord would you just stop already.

[MDC 7,985]

Uninsured people and the administrative costs of private / for profit insurance is driving up HC costs. The only long-term option is single payer HC.