So much for the "Affordable Care Act" . Many people are finding that Obamacare is exactly the opposite and they are
expressing their hatred on the
Healthcare.gov Facebook page.
On Thursday, the government's official Obamacare Facebook page
was riddled with people expressing sticker shock over the government's
high cost premiums after struggling for hours to wade through the
technical failures vexing Obamacare exchanges all across the country.
"I am so disappointed," wrote one woman. "These prices are outrageous
and there are huge deductibles. No one can afford this!" The comment
received 169 "likes."
"There is NO WAY I can afford it," said one commenter after using the
Kaiser Subsidy Calculator. "Heck right now I couldn't afford an extra
10$ [sic] a month...and oh apparently I make to [sic] much at 8.55/hour
to get subsidies."
Another person shared a link found on the federal government's main Obamacare page listing premium estimates for small business employers:
The information is not very complete as I don't see anything about
deductible or other detailed info, but it does given an actual price as
to the "Premium." It is VERY SCARY!! For example, my insurance plan
right now for my spouse and I costs $545 a month with 100% coverage
after my $2500 deductible. We are both 32 years old. When I looked at
this site for 80% coverage it says it will be $954.78 a month!!!! So
compare my old Plan: 100% coverage for $545 a month To New Plan: 80%
Coverage for $945 a month. This is only only an estimate but it is VERY
Scary for me to see this kind of increase in rates and reduction in
benefits!
A single mother of two said she is in school and working full-time
while living "75% below the poverty level." She said she was shocked to
learn she did not qualify for a healthcare subsidy. "Are you F'ing
kidding me????" she wrote on the government's Obamacare Facebook page.
"Where the HELL am I supposed to get $3,000 more a year to pay for this
'bronze' health insurance plan!?!??? And I DO NOT EVEN WANT INSURANCE to
begin with!! This is frightening," she wrote.
Don't take Breitbart's or MY word for it, go and look yourself. Here's what you will find:
Just
did the "calculator" and found out my premiums will triple, deductible
is through the roof, and I don't qualify for any assistance. This thing
is a NIGHTMARE!!!
How is it that Facebook, which is a non-essential social networking
web site, can reliably handle BILLIONS of electronic interactions per
second, but the Healthcare.gov site, which is literally the very heart
of the Obamacare program wasn't ready for the obvious millions of
visitors that you had to know it would be receiving?
So
I just received my 2014 coverage and costs from by health care
provider. They informed me that they have transitioned my current
coverage that I have had for the past 4 years to a comparable ACA
certified coverage plan. My MONTHLY premium went up by
$200.00 and my coverage out of pockets costs increased by 30%. So
answer me this, how is this a "Affordable Health Care Act"? I can now no
longer afford my health insurance premium for my family and do not
qualify for assistance based on the guidelines. I compared my new rate
to the ones on the Marketplace and they are the same or higher, so that
is not an option either. I feel like my government has again lied and
cheated me into a corner - now what?
My estimate is that the site is 3/1 negative vs positive comments and how much do you want to bet "non-essential" government workers are being paid to post positive comments on the site.
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