What is your plan "B"?

[uncbearfan]

" My wife and I could find our selves with insurance if Trump and the GOP prevail in court."

That sounds pretty good to me.

[TonyMac]

Nothing like getting insurance after the house burned down.

[tcg]

Originally Posted by TonyMac

Nothing like getting insurance after the house burned down.

I've been in the individual market for 27 years.

When shopping for insurance several years ago before the ACA and long before I had a heart attack my wife and myself were denied coverage from 3 companies because of preexisting conditions.

The wife had a 3 hour hospital stay 2 years prior to the application for a stomach virus, she was severely dehydrated, our doctor sent her to the ER to get IVs and some medication so she could eat. She was discharged and had a follow up 3 days later at our primary care doctor. That was considered a pre existing condiotion.

I had a high blood pressure reading in my doctors office when I had the flu. The insurance companies decided that untreated hypertension even though my blood pressure was normal.

That forced us to stay with our current insurance company not allowing me to shop for better rates until the ACA passed.

Sound absurd? That's the kind of denials going on before the ACA.

And don't get me started about lifetime caps. Before the ACA I had a million dollar cap. I've used about 500 grand in benefits due to my heart disease. It's conceivable I get to that cap if they remove those protections.

Then what? Then I lose my house and your taxes end up paying for my care or I just die.

Off handed comments like your shows some people really have no clue about the consequences to certain aspects of the health care situation.

The current system is still broken but going backwards is not the solution.

[G.G.]

Originally Posted by tcg

Off handed comments like your shows some people really have no clue about the consequences to certain aspects of the health care situation.

The current system is still broken but going backwards is not the solution.

This is probably going off the OP's original question, but I must also comment.

We always provided our own health insurance. I was denied ANYTHING that might happen to my back because I truthfully answered a question that I had visited a chiropractor ONCE. So, they decided I had a bad back and would be denied coverage for a back issue or problem...even if I had an accident as they considered my back weakened.

I have found that those who who were with a group plan through their work or were provided a cadillac plan through our illustrious government do not have a clue what it was like trying to get coverage ourselves. That part of the ACA has been helpful....but, yes, a lot of it is broken.

[Coral]

Originally Posted by uncbearfan

" My wife and I could find our selves with insurance if Trump and the GOP prevail in court."

That sounds pretty good to me.

Typo, should be without insurance. Are we great again yet?

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