What Health Reform Means for You

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Thank you for this update.

Tracy McManamon of OH 11:02AM July 30, 2012

Wow, I am amazed at how many people are excited about getting free insurance for the poor, guaranteed insurance for pre-existing conditions and coverage for dependent children until 26.
Guess what? I'm not paying for you to get it. Because my middle class family is going to cancel the insurance policy (about 10,000 a year now) and take the penalty. We will go to the emergency room as necessary. Oh, I suppose if one of my three kids gets some really bad illness, I will get a policy. They cant deny us now.
You see, we are only middle class now, because I quit my job to keep from paying higher taxes when this president got elected. (we were upper middle class, but I didn't want to pay taxes so that others could have a job for 181 days and then apply for unemployment).
Bottom line, I have worked all my life for what I have, and you cant have it. I will stick it in the mattress, bury it in the yard or ship it over seas before I let you take it from me, because you are too good to work when you can get it for free.
What should really bother you isn't that I am like this, but that I am not the only one like this. We as a society, are responsible for the children (and 26 is NOT a child) and the elderly. The rest of you need to take care of yourselves.

Teresa of MO 7:28PM June 28, 2012

I learned a lot by reading your article. Keep up with good posts.thanks

http://realhealthynet.com/ of ME 2:05AM June 05, 2012

Thank you President Obama, I will be voting for your re-election in 2012!!

sc8c8c88 of NY 9:15PM March 13, 2012

How is forcing people to pay lots of money for something they might not even want a good thing? This is, to me, quite terrifying.

ss of MN 5:28PM December 10, 2011

Try to buy insurance in Massachusetts if you have been uninsured for 63 days, a state with mandated insurance. You can only buy it during a 30 day period in August and September. If not you are fined by the state and refused insurance for another year! It is a scam that has caused innumerable problems and huge cost increases in both care and premiums. This is a bureaucratic attempt to force a bureaucrat's values to a one size fits nobody plan.

Ed Murray of MA 12:09PM December 05, 2011

I really don't know more about health reforms till now. Now I am concerned for that. Thank you for being people's great mentor on this matter. All can also get more information at http://www.netipot-netipot.com/

evakim87 of WI 9:35AM November 25, 2011

While checking my bills, here is one of the many examples of my great health insurance.
Bill:
charge $283.98
Medicare paid $270.78
Plan payed 13.20
Patient responsibility $75.00 co pay for 3 visits
another bill:
vist $143.18
medicare 114.55
plan payment $8.63
patient responsibility $20.00
Thank you Mr. President for breaking the bank and giving the wealthy insurance companies an increase for their bloated bottom line.

M.King of NY 11:16AM August 01, 2011

The Health Care improvement Act, if it is fully implemented in 2014, it will allow persons with un-insurable, pre-existing conditions to get health indemnity. In this policy, the manager part of the Federal government they can make full implemented. We represent most of the major medical carriers for individual and group coverage. We also represent a number of guaranteed acceptance health benefit plans which accept persons with pre-existing conditions.

Khilji 9:21AM April 15, 2011

I think making everyone have health care insurance is great. There are things in all of our lives we could give up in order to better take care of ourselves. It's sad that it took this long for someone to come in and see that like the President. I see it as if he cares more about us then we do in our own well being and that in itself says alot about our president. I am so excited to have this chance to not be turned down by health insurance providers because of an illness that may not even be in my control. I say great job to our President!!!!!!

LaTrace Watts of GA 11:22AM March 28, 2011