I am disabled, forced from my 23-year career because of my illness; due tof the built-in delay qualifying for Medicare once approved for disability payments; I would have been without any medical insurance at all for 12 months between the ending of my very expensive COBRA and the start of Medicare.  I have a chronic, debilitating, progressive illness for which ONE medication is nearly $5,000/month out-of-pocket!  I would have been made homeless or faced untreated, progressive illness had it NOT been for "Obamacare."  The premiums, while expensive, were less than 1/2 of my COBRA payments and as far as I'm concerned, if Obama never does another right thing during his term, the Affordable Care Act was right enough for me!
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I am glad you are getting the care you need.  I know how difficult it can be to have health problems and not have access to care at a reasonable price. I think you are right for the most part.  The law will be greatly needed and appreciated by those who have chronic conditions and who could not otherwise get the care they need.  I believe those who are not happy with the law tend to be generally healthy individuals who will have to pay higher premiums or who will be forced to buy insurance or pay a penalty/tax.

 

Just like anything else, we love programs when benifit us personally but if we don't see those personal results we tend to think they are unnecessary and wasteful.  It is hard to please everyone all the time I guess.  I really am glad you decided to share your story though.
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GREAT QUESTION... COME ON CHRIS MATHEWS and THE REST OF YOU!   INTERVIEW SOME WHO HAVE BENEFITTED!!!    PROVE TEA PARTY WRONG!!!
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