OMG Politics, I'm over it already.

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mongooz said:
wow.....a senator that is actually trying to help low income people get insurance. who is this guy and what planet did HE come from (/s)

Sen. Lamar Alexander proposes temporary fix for Obamacare

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...r-proposes-temporary-fix-obamacare/99782882/#
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I guess that is a first step, but a huge problem is finding a provider to take your out of state insurance. I bet many providers, wouldn't be participating with them, so they may not even file your claim, which would make you pay up front and then submit to insurance for reimbursement. I guess that would work for some, but this is targeting low income folks who don't have a snowball's chance in hell to front a bill to a doctor's office.
 
ha ha

2 Activists Who Secretly Recorded Planned Parenthood Face New Felony Charges
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...ed-planned-parenthood-face-new-felony-charges

"In a statement, Daleiden called the charges "bogus" and reiterated claims that Planned Parenthood has violated the law by selling fetal tissue — an allegation that has been investigated by more than a dozen states, none of which found evidence supporting Daleiden's claim."

[i guess obama was """wiretapping" him, too.]

"Instead, in a surprise twist, it (the grand jury) indicted Daleiden and Merritt on felony charges of using fake drivers licenses to gain access to a Planned Parenthood meeting. They also indicted Daleiden on misdemeanor charges of trying to buy human tissue — the kind of misconduct he was trying to pin on Planned Parenthood."

[i guess these guys think that the law only applies when they want it to. again.....ha ha]

and of course the gop'ers are screaming that this is a set up and these two liers/frauds are being 'persecuted'.
because....you know.....it's ok if they do it (break the law)....but not if others do it. rolleyes1

 
Chad said:
I guess that is a first step, but a huge problem is finding a provider to take your out of state insurance. I bet many providers, wouldn't be participating with them, so they may not even file your claim, which would make you pay up front and then submit to insurance for reimbursement.
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I’ve been using out of state BCBS PPO plans for over a decade without much trouble, because they’re fairly common and generic. I think this is because it’s common for a business with one huge office and lots of smaller ones to insure everybody on the big plan.

The real problem with Alexander’s plan is that it removes the fine for not having insurance. Which means there will be no incentive for healthy people to have insurance. Just wait until you need insurance and buy it then. So all those millennials working as freelancers or in crap jobs without insurance can just drop out of the system, causing premiums to explode for everyone else. Which I think is probably the point of this—it’s speeding up the time bomb Obama set with Obamacare to ensure the GOP gets to pick the replacement.
 
jp_nyc said:
I’ve been using out of state BCBS PPO plans for over a decade without much trouble, because they’re fairly common and generic. I think this is because it’s common for a business with one huge office and lots of smaller ones to insure everybody on the big plan.

The real problem with Alexander’s plan is that it removes the fine for not having insurance. Which means there will be no incentive for healthy people to have insurance. Just wait until you need insurance and buy it then. So all those millennials working as freelancers or in crap jobs without insurance can just drop out of the system, causing premiums to explode for everyone else. Which I think is probably the point of this—it’s speeding up the time bomb Obama set with Obamacare to ensure the GOP gets to pick the replacement.
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Not entirely true.
"Alexander’s bill also would remove the tax penalty for failing to buy a policy if Americans who receive federal subsidies have zero options on the exchange." So it removes the penalty if you have no options on the exchange and receive federal subsidies. So in other words, if you are poor and have no options, not if you just don't feel like it.

Yes, some companies sell in multiple states, so it is easier to use yours from another state. When I moved to VA from Florida and was still on my wife's company's Florida plan, it was a pain in the ass to find a doctor. Luckily, I was able to put off most of my visits until the rest of the family moved up and we got on our new insurance.
 
He only found out about her when somebody handed him some talking points/names to drop.
So naturally he's shocked a roomfull of women have heard of her.

Such a doofus.
 
Pine Apple Slim said:
He only found out about her when somebody handed him some talking points/names to drop.
So naturally he's shocked a roomfull of women have heard of her.

Such a doofus.
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TBH, I watched the video and I though he was cracking a lame joke not trying to suggest that no one else in the room heard of susan b. prior
 
Chad said:
Not entirely true.
"Alexander’s bill also would remove the tax penalty for failing to buy a policy if Americans who receive federal subsidies have zero options on the exchange." So it removes the penalty if you have no options on the exchange and receive federal subsidies. So in other words, if you are poor and have no options, not if you just don't feel like it.
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Thanks for clarifying that.
 
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