Obamacare trap: More people covered, but more costs to pay

"We're not going to go to the doctor unless it's absolutely necessary," Hoffman said. "When I go, I will want to know what that doctor is charging me for every test and procedure. I'm going to drive my doctors crazy with questions about the necessity of every order."

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The man with the $7800.00 deductible said if he got ill enough to require medical help he'd just have to die, because there is no way he can pay that. But the ignorant slops asks "what was his deductible before"!

The unaffordable care act is an attack on the middle class working person by the democratic party. It had nothing to do with insuring the uninsured, but taking away from people who did have affordable insurance without government interference.  Those of us nearing retirement age, who have built up a "nest egg" will be denied the medic care that we paid for, to make sure that free loaders have health coverage.  It's just more " we need to spread the wealth around" bull $ h I t!

Obamadon'tcare is just another slap in the face of the US citizens, in a long line of slaps, and the POS can't wait to put another anti-American, corrupt, criminal, woman hating, child abusing POS in office so she can keep the country on the road to he**. 

they don't qualify because you wonderful republicans of alabama didn't participate in the expansion or the exchange... **** obama. 

i wonder what the rate hike is in say california vs. alabama. anybody got any answers for that.

As I pointed out earlier, there are 24 million less with private healthcare insurance now, than at January 2009. 

The Hoffmans don't qualify for tax credits and have paid full price for coverage.

Does that mean their income is higher than the threshold for tax credits on insurance?

Dire, are you saying there are 24 million more people without health insurance now than before Obama was in office?

jtdavis posted:

The Hoffmans don't qualify for tax credits and have paid full price for coverage.

Does that mean their income is higher than the threshold for tax credits on insurance?

Dire, are you saying there are 24 million more people without health insurance now than before Obama was in office?

JT, I've posted this about 5 times. 

"Three years ago, on the eve of Obamacare’s implementation, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that President Obama's centerpiece legislation would result in an average of 201 million people having private health insurance in any given month of 2016. Now that 2016 is here, the CBO says that just 177 million people, on average, will have private health insurance in any given month of this year—a shortfall of 24 million people."

http://www.weeklystandard.com/...ople/article/2001732

The CBO report reveals an even more serious problem. Per the report:

"Now that 2016 is here, the CBO says that just 177 million people, on average, will have private health insurance in any given month of this year"

Per a 2009 Bureau of the Census report entitled,

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008

http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p60-236.pdf

The number of people covered by private healthcare in 2009 was 201 million.  After billions spent, after millions losing the insurance they had, after so many lies by the administration, the net result is that 24 million less have insurance now, than before the debacle.  Even at the best, the projected number covered would be 201 million -- the status quo ante.  Why in the world, did the government do anything.