tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post1868008517276147242..comments2024-03-26T12:44:30.308-07:00Comments on Blue Heron Blast: Blast, Cliff Notes versionBlue Heronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516946085702606491noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post-20764312982744461332017-07-04T08:22:57.082-07:002017-07-04T08:22:57.082-07:00I don't understand how Spain and Canada can do...I don't understand how Spain and Canada can do healthcare and we can't. I have used both systems as I lived in both countries.Blumoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368139349362666118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post-35154743532910230472017-07-03T21:16:43.521-07:002017-07-03T21:16:43.521-07:002.0 Fix is fine with me, as long I can get(god dam...2.0 Fix is fine with me, as long I can get(god dammit please!) insurance that's less than my $1,400 a month mortgage payment. I've always carried insurance for my family, and now when I actually need it I can't afford it. I pay for labs along with an annual check up. But that's it. Thank god we have a family member that's a dentist. <br />When I look at the amount of taxes that we pay combined with expenses and other commitments it angers me that we don't have a healthcare insurance system in place that is structured to provide all of us with choices that we can fit into our individual budgets. Not looking for a handout, just a way forward for my family to have healthcare when we need it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post-64007067272528366212017-07-03T19:51:50.940-07:002017-07-03T19:51:50.940-07:00Thanks for a very well reasoned and sensible comme...Thanks for a very well reasoned and sensible comment. I don't get enough of them. My premiums actually fell in the last year of Obamacare, from about 1400 for the two of us to about eleven. Unfortunately deductibles are high, for many of us insurance is now pretty much catastrophic. And I have railed against the failures of the ACA for a long time. But I believe that they can be fixed. Pulling 800 billion out of the system is not going to help health care in this country, it will do the opposite. And premiums are not coming down, unless you are a young kid that doesn't have a pre existing medical condition. For the elderly it will be a choice between food, housing and health. Many will do without. Deductibles are said to be going way up under Trumpcare as well. The very worst idea is repeal and then wait and see what happens and replace at a later date. They will kill Obamacare, hurt lots of people and then blame it all on the democrats. Which is what I would bet on happening if I was a betting man. Fix, don't repeal.Blue Heronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13516946085702606491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post-32522235700703079342017-07-03T18:32:23.601-07:002017-07-03T18:32:23.601-07:00I have two types of friends on the left. One recei...I have two types of friends on the left. One receives SSI, disability,medicare, etc. The other is comfortably retired or self employed. They either self insure, have coverage through their former employer (cadillac) or pay out of pocket for medical care as it comes up. Myself we're a middle class family. Prior to Obamacare we had excellent medical insurance, with the doctor of our choice, $800 a month premiums and reasonable co pays, deductibles and maximum annual benefits. Are premiums went up to $1,600 a month, co pays are similar but the deductibles are much higher with lower coverage caps. So we've chosen to pay the tax penalty every year since it went into effect and roll the dice and become uninsured. My sister in law is a pharmacist, so I get my 3 meds at a discount of only $500 a year. We pay $30,000 a year in income tax on salary and wages (no sole proprietorship to generate losses against profits).<br />I believe in a safety net for the sick, elderly and poor. I believe the benefits should be means tested. I also believe my family should've been allowed to keep our doctor and our plan as promised. To say we're disapointed with the ACA would be an understatement. Politics are local, and when we voted in the last election, we voted on what we believed would most positively effect our household's economic and healthcare future. If folks in my tax bracket don't see improvement, there will be hell to pay in the next house and senate elections. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com