Begala: I got a better deal through Obamacare - CNN.com
The website, which received so much (well-deserved) negative publicity when it failed to launch, is now easy-peasy. The options it generated for us were more clearly delineated than those we'd been given in the past by a private-sector insurance broker. The benefits were plainly spelled out, as were the deductibles and co-pays. We are fortunate in that we do not need subsidies, and yet the Obama exchange still found us a better deal than we had found on our own.
Let me be clear: this was not a political statement. This is my family's health. If I got the best care by going through Sarah Palin's website I would do so. Besides, the business decisions in our family are made by my wife, who has both an MBA and a Masters in Public Administration. I haven't had a checkbook since the Reagan administration, but because this decision was so personal and consequential, we made it as a team.
In the end, it was not a tough choice. On the one hand, we got better coverage under the ACA. On the other, it cost less. I'm not exactly a believer in Republican talking points, but even I was surprised at how obviously superior my choices are under the new law
As an unemployed person mine was $165.00 a month with a $10,000 deductible. Not a very good deal.
No offense, but Obamacare was designed to punish those such as yourself who's insurance coverage levels were commensurate with their salary. Since your wages are absent, or low, it is your fault that your insurance coverage was not at the level of those who have a job, or earn more than you. But wait, your not alone, Obamcare also will punish the ones who are working 9-5 through higher insurance rates designed to be distributed among your demographic.
There were many other ways to help those in your situation. I would wager that folks in your demographic, likely do not place healthcare as a priority, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't. Food, rent, light bill, groceries are far more important. Without the basic nutrition required to sustain a basic level of health, the strain on the medical system will only increase.
I'm all for helping the needy-poor but let's spend our $$ where it makes sense. Giving healthcare to the poor is a low priority for me.
For the poor, Obamacre is like getting a free paint job on the car out front you can't afford to put gas in.
-Geaux