For the first time in my self-employed, type-I-diabetic life, I have a good insurance plan that I can actually afford. Ive been a member of the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians for the past 5 or 6 years. They picked me up when my old doctor dropped me, and have given me the best health care service Ive ever experienced in my life, hands down. The fact that I had to *drop* my insurance to get good service is something we should all think should think about... Thanks to a deeply ingrained mistrust of health insurance companies, my disappointment in how healthcare.gov was rolled out, and the army of people who are dedicated to ensuring that the ACA is a failure, I was unsure what to expect from the site. (Side note: Its lazy to get elected by whining, Government doesnt work!, only to go there and guarantee it cant.) But back to the story at hand: First, I did hit some service outages, but it didnt stop the process. I compared plans, enrolled in the best one, and I now have the best insurance plan Ive ever bought - without any exaggeration - and my premium after the tax credit is $28.56 per month. Before the tax credit it would still be under $300/mo. But compare that to the nearly $1000/mo it used to cost me to rent my body from science through the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool (aka. The All the Sick People Plan), and even $300/mo is a great deal. So if youre not sure what youre going to get through the Affordable Care Act, dont worry, youll still get sick. When you do, youll find yourself in one of three categories: 1. covered 2. can afford it because you are uncommonly wealthy, or 3. you said, Freedom, when you really meant, Freeload. Please take it upon yourself to get coverage. The balls in your court.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 20:19:35 +0000
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