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In reply to the discussion: ACA: Employer mandate DELAYED, Caps on Costs DELAYED. Should Individual Mandate be delayed? [View all]bunnies
(15,859 posts)114. oh man. Im really sorry to hear that.
Must have been horrible for both of you to go through. Damn.
Im totally with you on hoping something will happen rather quickly. They need to address those in our situations right away. For my boyfriend, it will only cost him 6.7% of his income. So it will definitely work well for some in the middle class.
I dont understand how you wont be exempt if the premium is that high. From healthcare.gov:
Exemptions from the payment
Under certain circumstances, you wont have to make the individual responsibility payment. This is called an exemption.
You may qualify for an exemption if:
Youre uninsured for less than 3 months of the year
The lowest-priced coverage available to you would cost more than 8% of your household income
You dont have to file a tax return because your income is too low (Learn about the filing limit.)
Youre a member of a federally recognized tribe or eligible for services through an Indian Health Services provider
Youre a member of a recognized health care sharing ministry
Youre a member of a recognized religious sect with religious objections to insurance, including Social Security and Medicare
Youre incarcerated, and not awaiting the disposition of charges against you
Youre not lawfully present in the U.S.
I hope it works out well for you and your Daughter too. It sucks to need care you cant get.
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ACA: Employer mandate DELAYED, Caps on Costs DELAYED. Should Individual Mandate be delayed? [View all]
leftstreet
Sep 2013
OP
That's not the point! The point is that the GOP is demanding a change in a law
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2013
#66
Yes. Which seems to be why most people supporting the delay here are conservative leaning
CreekDog
Sep 2013
#81
Real ordinary people need real meaningful relief now, not in 1 or 2 or X years.
Denninmi
Sep 2013
#3
Not if you can't afford the coverage to begin with. It won't make one bit of difference
duffyduff
Sep 2013
#10
Exactly. If you have to buy it, but companies don't have to control costs, or implement it ...
Myrina
Sep 2013
#44
I didn't know the out of pocket costs limit has been delayed. That's not good.
northoftheborder
Sep 2013
#6
No, a Democrat. Only Republicans and their allies want to delay/repeal the ACA at this point.
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#16
Democrats opposed Mandated Insurance. Including this President. It was Republicans
sabrina 1
Sep 2013
#100
Voting for the Mandate WAS voting for Republicans. McCain was for it, Obama against it.
sabrina 1
Sep 2013
#105
Quit dodging the question: do you support the Republicans or Democrats in this
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#107
So you voted against Obama then? Why are you continuing to dodge what is a very
sabrina 1
Oct 2013
#129
Obama didn't win the nomination because of the mandate issue. He had to play
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#130
Thanks for Rush Limbaugh's talking points. Try to be more subtle next time. nt
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#12
I don't know why you're supporting Michelle Bachmann and Louie Gohmert on this issue.
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#22
Those wanting to delay or derail the ACA are allies of the GOP. Zero exceptions, regardless
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#23
No, I'm saying that those who want the same thing as the GOP are aligned with the GOP.
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#35
Yes it is. Because the mandate means more people joining the pools, which will make them
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#47
Only someone completely ignorant of the exchanges would ask that kind of question.
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#65
Only a rightwing troll would suggest Obama needs to negotiate with the Republicans over the ACA
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#86
Obama has said he's not negotiating on this. So has Harry Reid. So has every Democratic Senator
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#92
ACA is patterned after what the Massachusetts legislature (85% Democratic) passed and romney vetoed.
pampango
Sep 2013
#28
It is not a coincidence that this poll was posted contemporaneously with the House
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#25
So they're going to force people into the market but delaying many of the consumer protections?
hughee99
Sep 2013
#31
"They want to spike the ball so hard they don't care. We must ask, what's the hurry?"
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#39
Don't expect an honest answer from the person who claims to be a Medicaid case worker
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#57
Do you think forcing consumers into a market, but delaying measures to protect them
hughee99
Sep 2013
#122
No, it's because you smeared everyone who opposes the Republican delay efforts as being
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#55
I would support that if either party was interested in doing that. Unfortunately I don't see the
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2013
#98
The mandate guarantees insurance profits...it CANNOT BE DELAYED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HereSince1628
Sep 2013
#87
Wait! Is it the tea party lobbying for the delay that will cost insurance companies such profits?
pampango
Sep 2013
#94
IMO, they want delay in employer mandates, not delay in payments from individuals.
HereSince1628
Sep 2013
#95
Would not delay it over something that impacts only 1% of companies with more than 50 employees, and
Hoyt
Sep 2013
#88
This whole thing is so confusing. I heard on the local news that you can only shop the exchanges if
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2013
#90
Well yes, but that was before the GOP opposed Obamacare, so now we love it. It's complicated. nt
Demo_Chris
Sep 2013
#106
I am of course against the mandate. I am also against TeaPubliKlan appeasement
TheKentuckian
Oct 2013
#124
Passing a law mandating insurance and consumer protections and then delaying those protections
Skeeter Barnes
Oct 2013
#127
As long as the employer mandate and cap on out of pocket cost is delayed, the indivdual mandate
Skeeter Barnes
Oct 2013
#126