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Joe Biden's Supreme Court reform plan backed by majority of Republicans (www.newsweek.com)

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[–] doingthestuff 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I hated "both" lol. I went from not being able to afford care, to being forced to pay for insurance I couldn't afford and still not being able to afford care, only poorer. Fucking $6,500 deductible and $13,000 out of pocket max, on top of the premiums.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe you live in a Republican state that refused the full federal dollars buy-in from the ACA, then.

When I was unemployed last year, I was on Medicaid. I had similar worries - what if I make just a bit too much money that I'm slightly above the poverty threshold? So I ran a couple of scenarios on the healthcare.gov site. When I checked it, yes not great deductible, but the premium cost was incredibly manageable to hypothetical me.

That being said, healthcare and insurance in this country absolutely needs to be overhauled. A Medicare-for-All option would be a start to let government complete with insurance companies.

[–] doingthestuff 1 points 1 month ago

No it was just the reality when it first rolled out, even with the state cooperating.