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Comments on: O is for Obamacare https://shrinkrapped.com/?p=1059 A mid-life shrink raps about life, friendship, psychology, and politics Tue, 28 Apr 2015 23:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: shrinkrapped https://shrinkrapped.com/?p=1059&cpage=1#comment-1332 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 23:06:33 +0000 http://r9f.352.myftpupload.com/?p=1059#comment-1332 In reply to dyannedillon.

Glad you liked it. I agree that our current system is a disaster. Obamacare is far from perfect, but it helps a lot. You voice a fear that goes to the heart of why 2016 will be so important–the presidential and congressional races (not to mention how the victor will determine the make-up of the Supreme Court for another generation or two).

]]> By: dyannedillon https://shrinkrapped.com/?p=1059&cpage=1#comment-1328 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 22:39:44 +0000 http://r9f.352.myftpupload.com/?p=1059#comment-1328 Excellent post! I wish we had national health care; our current system is a disaster. We have insurance through my husband’s job, but our deductible is $6000 a year. I pay $90 in co-pay every month at the oncologist’s office that count towards nothing, and my monthly treatments are $1700 (insurance pays only part of it). And what happens if the Act gets repealed by the next administration? What happens to everyone?

]]> By: shrinkrapped https://shrinkrapped.com/?p=1059&cpage=1#comment-1273 Sat, 18 Apr 2015 02:22:32 +0000 http://r9f.352.myftpupload.com/?p=1059#comment-1273 In reply to Teri Stevens.

Thanks, Teri–glad I could assist in filling you in. Did you know that America’s system of employment-based health insurance comes from post WWII frenzy to attract workers? It was something added to sweeten the pot, making the company that offered the best coverage more attractive. That rationale is long gone, but we are stuck with a system that no longer makes sense.

]]> By: shrinkrapped https://shrinkrapped.com/?p=1059&cpage=1#comment-1272 Sat, 18 Apr 2015 02:20:03 +0000 http://r9f.352.myftpupload.com/?p=1059#comment-1272 In reply to Ruth Jaeger.

Thanks, Ruth!

]]> By: Ruth Jaeger https://shrinkrapped.com/?p=1059&cpage=1#comment-1269 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 14:12:45 +0000 http://r9f.352.myftpupload.com/?p=1059#comment-1269 Hooray for Obamacare and hooray to you for writing such a compelling piece about it’s value.

]]> By: Teri Stevens https://shrinkrapped.com/?p=1059&cpage=1#comment-1268 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:48:59 +0000 http://r9f.352.myftpupload.com/?p=1059#comment-1268 Thank you Lorrie for giving me a well rounded look at Obamacare. I must admit, as a mom with three elementary school aged children and a husband who we are all covered on under his insurance, I am uneducated about the issue. Your take on it is much appreciated and gives me a better understanding. Yes to hands off!

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