Tuesday's publishing theme is "Obama's Year of Action."
<<< No insurance? Remember this chart on election day, 2016. Hillary supports this crap. Fines increase year after year; so do premiums.
Obama's "Year of Action" includes the forced ObamaCare compliance. He does not care how many of the working class are affected nor the hardships they are facing because of his childish ideas as to fairness. The following are typical accounts as to the hardships of ObamaCare. Understand that ObamaCare falls under his larger, Utopian goal, of wealth redistribution.
On a personal level, I (this blog's editor) have a friend who is on every expensive medication for issues relating to clinical depression. His costs, before ObamaCare, was $53.00 per month including his very expensive, brand named medicine. With ObamaCare, his monthly costs will be $380.00 per month and he has to pay for all of his brand named medicine. Only "generic" medications are covered, under ObamaCare. As a result, my friend will no longer have access to personal healthcare. Why? What, are you a moron? HE CAN'T AFFORD the free healthcare program Obama is offering and he has no options. All options have been declared "illegal."
From One Political Plaza, we have the following:
I have a
friend that works in the ER of the big Medical Center in Spokane, WA - they
tell me that the vast majority of everyone that comes through the door are
single, low income teenage mothers pregnant or with babies.. that is their
primary care doctor and location and its getting worse as the months go by.
Friend said its a cross between Hispanic and White welfare families with others
mixed in but they are the majority. Next largest group are female crack addicts
on welfare and that the ER is also their primary doctor and care facility and
that is growing faster then the unwed mother problem. They noted that like any
big medical facility with ER and for trauma they have about everything under
the sun that comes through the doors and they treat, but they are becoming
overwhelmed by the above and its a financial burden on the medical system and
getting worse. When she told me what she was making as a certified paramedic
and nurses aid I was shocked, noting the salaries here were much higher. She
said yes but they are strapped for money for employees with the continual rise
of no pay or minimal pay numbers we treat.
On another part of the discussion.. our company is small 4 full time people 3
part time husband and myself. We have had no insurance since they cancelled us
5 years ago for not enough younger aged employees to insure all but 1 are 40
years old or older.. we are in a field that sees little to applicants in
younger ages due to the experience needs in specialty woodworking and hand made
items. We have tried for years to get personal coverage and they have blacked
balled us because of erroneous information in my medical file - my doctor wrote
a letter to the main facility where all the files are stored that the
underwriters request to review, advising that I was NOT Diabetic, I did not
have high blood pressure mine is always right on normal, I did not have 2 hip
replacements and 2 knee replacements .. I had one knee replaced other than
seasonal allergies I was very healthy . The last 2 underwriters I talked to
told me very bluntly true or not insurance companies by law did not have to
insure anyone if they did not want to and they did not want to take a risk all
the so called erroneous info in my file was true vs a big mistake. One told me
off the record it happens all the time and they usually will not back down if
the applicant is over 45 .. younger they usually with insure at a higher
premium.
When Obamacare went live I did sign up and I did combine a lot of information
of deceased relatives (grandparents/parents both sides) so they could not tract
back to me as I did not trust them then and certainly do not now. What I
entered as health care records was accurate.. age, height, weight, knee
replacement etc and checked on purpose the fact I have pre-existing as of 2
years ago when I was diagnosed with SLE LUPUS. My quote for insurance just for
me with lupus as a
pre-existing condition to keep the monthly premium down I had a $16,000
deductible and an $876 monthly payment. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry
at that .. so I did both.
Husband, my father, daughter did not believe me but I had printed off the pages
as they unfold on screen here. And down the road I've talked with friends and
acquaintances online that ran into very similar numbers being over age 45 ,
middle class salaries with both working now that kids were grown and gone and
all are uninsured at this point due to the costs.
My 29 yr old daughter called me other day to say we finally have the new
insurance with a company that is inline with what obamacare demands we must
have.. and read me all the BS.. she said the agent advised to take the highest
deductible now as she is 6 months pregnant to get covered for her labor and
delivery and any complications ... their deductible for a family of 3 - husband
is 34, she is 29 and their daughter will be 3 in April, all in perfect health
is $6,000 .. I said that's not bad .. she said MOM.. that for each or $18,000
for the family .. NOW I believe what they quoted you
I said $18,000 .. yes and the worst part she said is it all has to be used for
me to be covered for maternity we have to pay out $18000 between now and end of
May and it cannot go on one person.. everyone has to satisfy some % of their
own 6,000.00 its very insane and confusing .
My older called to talk over weekend and she said thank goodness her husband
works for a large division of Toyota International or their new family policy
would have been too much for them to afford with their combined salaries of
$72,000. She was furious saying they look at your net figure which is
ridiculous you don't bring home that much.. after taxes and then mortgage, and
living expenses you know how tight we live with the cost of raising one child
in preschool presently.. this is insane.
YEP they are both right and this is out to make the middle class pay for all
those that can't or flat out won't and bankrupt this country at the same time.
I have heard the same story over and over from people on Tv, to forums such as
this and the list goes on and on , to personal friends and relatives. My father
a widower in his late 80's said his medicare (NOT MEDICADE) has been cut back..
and the premiums on his supplemental have doubled and he has been notified by
the administration of the private pension he gets being part of the printers
unions which is company/employee self pay no government subsidizing like
Teacher's Unions and Government workers unions etc.. has been taking a loss and
due to some new governmental laws on private union pension funds, he stands to
loose over a $1000 a month in his benefits. Yet he remains a die hard socialist
democrat crying about what they are taking he worked for and has been taxed on
at least once already !
What will it take for people to wake up ?