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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:33 PM Original message |
How much do you currently pay for health insurance or do you lack coverage? |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. Medicare now-----prior to that my employer paid 100%. Those |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. That was a part of your pay. |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. I realize that,but I retired 3 years before I was Medicare eligible |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. That's good. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
2. $108 a month for my family. No deductible. No copay. No caps. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. Where are you from? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #21 |
36. From Oregon. Moved to BC, Canada last year |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:08 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. How do you like the great white north - I'm a Minnesotan - we always like Canada |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Well, not too white |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. My COBRA is subsidized through next spring. Right now, $120 |
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CurtEastPoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. My Cobra is going from 203 now to 617 in January... |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Husband and I are veterans, but our son is uninsured... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. I would be THRILLED to pay 10% for health care coverage |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. I think the bill is made to help out people in your situation |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
57. If you are making minimum wage then you are one of those people that our elected officials |
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beyurslf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
7. I have health insurance through my employer. I pay about $50 per paycheck |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. And you earn the rest. |
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beyurslf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. It just amazes me how much it goes up for family. It doesn't matter how many kids I have. |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
58. $330 a month as spouse of a worker (retired). I'm not yet eligible for Medicare. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
8. You need to be specific. It's "Adjusted Gross Income". There's |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. Good point - I'll add it in |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
10. Been uninsured for 10 years. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. So any bill even this one would probably enhance the possibility you could get insured? |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. It's the affordability aspect still..... |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Yes - it depends on if you qualify for a significant break and if you are just above a cut off |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
11. $169.10 per month for me only, and for almost bare-bones coverage |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:46 PM Original message |
I'll try to check the files later. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
29. Sounds similar to mine |
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bluedeminredstate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. $1500/mo |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. That's about what it's actually going for, in my experience. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:01 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. The games the insurance plays to mess with people really has to be stopped |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
16. I haven't had coverage since 2001. n/t |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
18. I have Medicare and |
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murray hill farm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
47. That is what I pay too, Cleita! |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
19. posted on another thread..first month after 35 years i cannot afford |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
32. Good luck and best wishes - I hope something gets passed that helps you out. |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:34 PM Response to Reply #32 |
52. thanks..but i'm not counting on it...the thing is that i'm one of the lucky ones |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
20. We are fortunate that all we pay is the copay thanks to |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
22. Free for me from my employer, $25 co-pays... but my previous employer (last month) |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
23. No Coverage |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
26. I get medicare - they take 175.00 out of my 741 dollar social security check |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:04 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. thats a pretty hefty donation! |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
54. I worked for IBM some years ago - they paid for EVERYTHING - |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
30. $160/month for me is my share |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
33. No coverage. nt |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
37. $1340 per year... |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:08 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. It sounds like you know what you are talking about |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
39. For my wife and I, for decent medical and dental (only preventative), about 300/month. |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
43. $310/mo for me and $230/mo for my partner. Being an evil gay couple we |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
44. About 100 a month. I make between 50 and 60 k depending on overtime. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
45. Ours was $1200 per month. Essentially 25 % of our income. And, no, we would not have qualified for a |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
46. I have OUTSTANDING coverage from my employer. |
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StarfarerBill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
48. Nada. Mostly unemployed and can't afford it. |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
49. 300 a month only Catastrophic Care |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
50. We pay $800 a month for the two of us |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
51. We pay $15K/year, 37% of our adjusted gross income. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
53. Twenty Nine Fucking Thousand Dollars a Fucking Year For A Fucking HMO |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 11:07 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. No offense to you, but that's obscene. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #61 |
82. Age and medical histories ...... |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 01:29 AM Response to Reply #53 |
74. Jesus! That is more than my entire (non-adjusted) gross income! |
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kcass1954 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
55. Insurance thru Blue Cross FEHBP. Premium is $132.83 bi-weekly. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
64. Any reason you went with BCBS Standard? |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
56. $17/wk Med, $6/wk Dental and $4/wk legal. |
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tXr (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
59. Like millions of others, I lost my COBRA subsidy at the beginning of this month, |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
60. Significantly less than 10% here |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
62. I pay no premiums |
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Seedersandleechers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
63. I pay nothing for health care, and |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
65. My partner pays $100 a month and then has to pay out of pocket about $200 for meds and care |
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subterranean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
66. I've been without insurance for 10 years. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
67. I pay $250 a month with a $5000 deductible, which I have never met |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
68. i have medicare. BUT- i'm 48, disabled, and NOBODY will sell me supplemental coverage... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
69. $0. The state of Minnesota covers people with disabilities. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
70. We're on Medicaid and I wish everyone could be so lucky, although I do |
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mokawanis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
71. I pay $110 monthly for family coverage |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
72. Nada, zip, zilch, nichts, bupkis, dill weed, zero, scratch, less-than-sumthin. |
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Flagrante (104 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
73. $540 per month ($6500 per year), for family of four |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 01:31 AM Response to Original message |
75. our COBRA = $1200 / mo, which we will lose in a few months. -eom |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 01:58 AM Response to Original message |
76. about $200 a month for a family of four... |
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bamacrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 02:24 AM Response to Original message |
77. $460 per month for me and the wife before I left my last job. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 03:39 AM Response to Original message |
78. No coverage. nt |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 03:41 AM Response to Original message |
79. Just under $700/mo for the two of us on a private policy w/ $3500 deductible |
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Sunnyshine (698 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 03:55 AM Response to Original message |
80. Over $1,200 pr. month for insurance- but more like over $15,000 pr. year in total avg. cost. |
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coyote (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 04:11 AM Response to Original message |
81. I have German socialized healthcare and I pay |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
83. $1100/month for me and spouse --- about 16% of adjusted income |
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