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Re: ObamaCare and you? good, bad, neutral, unknown
« Reply #30 on: June 08, 2012, 07:01:58 pm »
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which linked article?  Vermillion didn't actually link hers.

 
I was referring to link in the first post.

http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch...s-shortcomings

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« Reply #31 on: June 08, 2012, 07:33:50 pm »
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I was referring to link in the first post.

http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch...s-shortcomings

 
there's no link in the article, at least not one that was obvious.  can you provide it?
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« Reply #32 on: June 08, 2012, 08:25:50 pm »
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there's no link in the article, at least not one that was obvious.  can you provide it?

 
Uh, there is not supposed to be link in the article I posted to what Vermillion was referring to.

Unless you mean that my repeat of the link didn't work because I copied it from TC rather than clicking thru again ...

http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/192035-states-worried-theyll-bear-the-brunt-of-anger-over-health-laws-shortcomings

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Re: ObamaCare and you? good, bad, neutral, unknown
« Reply #33 on: June 09, 2012, 12:03:43 am »
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So if the head of household is getting free individual medical insurance, but would have to pay for family coverage, such as in North Carolina with state employees.

 
Then what happens?

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« Reply #34 on: June 09, 2012, 02:04:11 am »
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Then what happens?

 
Should try and post so close to the end of coffee or breakfast break.

So if the head of household is getting free individual medical insurance, but would have to pay for family coverage, such as in North Carolina with state employees, there is no Federal subsidy for them.

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« Reply #35 on: June 09, 2012, 03:13:55 am »
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Should try and post so close to the end of coffee or breakfast break.

So if the head of household is getting free individual medical insurance, but would have to pay for family coverage, such as in North Carolina with state employees, there is no Federal subsidy for them.

 
This does sound like a loophole that needs to be fixed.  Not a reason to kill the law, but a loophole that needs to be fixed.
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« Reply #36 on: June 09, 2012, 03:34:01 am »
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This does sound like a loophole that needs to be fixed.  Not a reason to kill the law, but a loophole that needs to be fixed.

 
It's not a loophole, it's a feature to keep costs down for CBO scoring. As to fixing it, it is going to be a political necessity if it's upheld.  Question is going to be at what cost?  This passed the House by a slim margin (210-212) when the Democrats held the House with a solid majority (34 Democrats voted against it and all 178 Republicans).  GOP in charge, maybe single payer without abortion or contraception coverage such as current Medicaid?

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« Reply #37 on: March 01, 2013, 10:10:54 pm »
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If ObamaCare is upheld as written, will that be good for you?  bad for you? you don't know?


 
So, the law was upheld by changing it from a penalty to a tax by the Supreme Court.

It's been almost a year since this thread had traffic, but what changes have you seen?  Has anybody been 29'd, or know anybody that has?  Has anybody heard from their state about exchanges and whether they'll be available for you?  Anybody seen any estimates as to what they'll have to pay for coverage vs having to pay the penalty for not having coverage?

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« Reply #38 on: March 02, 2013, 07:27:41 am »
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So, the law was upheld by changing it from a penalty to a tax by the Supreme Court.

It's been almost a year since this thread had traffic, but what changes have you seen?  Has anybody been 29'd, or know anybody that has?  Has anybody heard from their state about exchanges and whether they'll be available for you?  Anybody seen any estimates as to what they'll have to pay for coverage vs having to pay the penalty for not having coverage?

 
I work at H&R Block, and as part of every return I do, I show people an estimate of costs and the estimated penalty if they don't have insurance.  Haven't gotten that far on my personal return yet ;)

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« Reply #39 on: March 02, 2013, 04:02:55 pm »
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I work at H&R Block, and as part of every return I do, I show people an estimate of costs and the estimated penalty if they don't have insurance.  Haven't gotten that far on my personal return yet ;)

 
I haven't even looked at tax stuff yet. I'm on the automatic extension for being overseas on filing day.

I thought the no insurance penalty  tax was fairly easy to calculate since I thought that the amount, even though it depends upon income, is fixed by law.

I didn't know that there were official estimates on insurance costs yet. Or are those cost estimates coming from H&R Block?  What are you seeing for a single person in your area if you are allowed to say?

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« Reply #40 on: March 02, 2013, 10:17:15 pm »
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I thought the no insurance penalty  tax was fairly easy to calculate since I thought that the amount, even though it depends upon income, is fixed by law.


Yeah.  the penalty is based on income and is a percentage of it.

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I didn't know that there were official estimates on insurance costs yet. Or are those cost estimates coming from H&R Block?  What are you seeing for a single person in your area if you are allowed to say?

 
I'm not sure where the numbers are coming from, though I would believe that they are estimates by Blue Cross/Blue Shield that include estimates of the subsidies that are supposed to be given based on income.  As for the amounts, I haven't looked too deeply at it as what I've seen is that people either have insurance through thier employer (So I don't bother looking at it) or they won't have to pay anything because they should be qualified for medicaide (medicare?  Not sure which).  

So generally when I look at how much it would be, it's nothing.  However, this might be a result of the demographics of our clients rather than a good sample population.  There were one or two that weren't like that, but I can't recall how much it was.  Memory gets a little foggy when you work 7 days a week for stuff that isn't really relevant to your situation ;)

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« Reply #41 on: March 03, 2013, 12:52:27 am »
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So generally when I look at how much it would be, it's nothing.  However, this might be a result of the demographics of our clients rather than a good sample population.  There were one or two that weren't like that, but I can't recall how much it was.  Memory gets a little foggy when you work 7 days a week for stuff that isn't really relevant to your situation ;)

 
Thanks for trying. I get foggy on lots of stuff, job is 12 to 14 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Re: ObamaCare and you? good, bad, neutral, unknown
« Reply #42 on: March 16, 2013, 12:11:44 am »
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The big question, and reason for this thread is whether your American family without health insurance (Not health Care) will actually be better off under ObamaCare.


So far.... in my experience, no.  
Being recently unemployed, I lost some great coverage, and the cost of continuation was, well... it's not realistic if you're not working.  So my kids had to go on the state plan while my wife & I go without.  When I did apply for insurance I was turned down for having asthma & a history of depression (and for weighing more than I should-- I do love me some IPAs.)  I thought ObamaCare was supposed to fix the preexisting condition exclusion.  Meanwhile it's my understanding that payroll taxes went up on 1/1 to fund this monster, and meanwhile the whole thing means jack shit.
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« Reply #43 on: March 16, 2013, 07:54:14 am »
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So far.... in my experience, no.  
Being recently unemployed, I lost some great coverage, and the cost of continuation was, well... it's not realistic if you're not working.  So my kids had to go on the state plan while my wife & I go without.  When I did apply for insurance I was turned down for having asthma & a history of depression (and for weighing more than I should-- I do love me some IPAs.)  I thought ObamaCare was supposed to fix the preexisting condition exclusion.  Meanwhile it's my understanding that payroll taxes went up on 1/1 to fund this monster, and meanwhile the whole thing means jack shit.

 
Hmm. Pretty sure I saw an article last month while in port that the pre-existing coverage program was being shut down. I think it was for lack of use, but don't hold me to that.

The all insurance companies must offer coverage for even pre-existing coverage kicks in next year or the year after, but I don't have the bandwidth to check.

Payroll taxes went up, but that wasn't, to the best of my knowledge to pay for ObamaCare. That was the FICA tax holiday running out.  A bunch of other taxes kicked in on things like tanning salons and medical devices and I think FICA taxes or ObamaCare taxes on investment income.

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« Reply #44 on: March 16, 2013, 08:46:38 am »
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Hmm. Pretty sure I saw an article last month while in port that the pre-existing coverage program was being shut down. I think it was for lack of use, but don't hold me to that.

The all insurance companies must offer coverage for even pre-existing coverage kicks in next year or the year after, but I don't have the bandwidth to check.

Payroll taxes went up, but that wasn't, to the best of my knowledge to pay for ObamaCare. That was the FICA tax holiday running out.  A bunch of other taxes kicked in on things like tanning salons and medical devices and I think FICA taxes or ObamaCare taxes on investment income.

yep, payroll tax holiday running out, and reapply in 2014 for the preexisting condition bit.

In illinois, the governor (about not quite 20 years ago), signed a little law that made pregnancy a non-preexisting condition),  it kicked in early enough for my second kid, but too late for my friend's first kid.  And my daughter is four months younger than her son.
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