tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535766648493814911.post5493780735962494781..comments2023-11-02T07:01:31.783-04:00Comments on The Walker Report: Baucus's Health Care Plan Is Worse Than The Health Insurance Industry's PlanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535766648493814911.post-30758684474807309662009-06-19T13:35:15.859-04:002009-06-19T13:35:15.859-04:00Anonymous,
You might actually do well. The S...Anonymous,<br /> You might actually do well. The Senate Finance Committee outline offers a tax credit (amount unknown) to any family below 300% of the federal poverty level OR medicare if you're closer to the fpl (which i think would be you). <br /> The people that will really be hurt are the very large number of people who don't qualify for the tax credit (which is the only help available) but struggle to make ends meet. For a family of three, that's about $55,000/year, I think. People who can't readily cut expenses (i.e. because of significant debt) or increase their income (i.e. stay at home parents with lower earning potential and limited daycare options) will probably have the toughest time--they may get a hardship exemption from the mandate to buy insurance but maybe not and they'd still be without affordable coverage.<br /><br />JeffJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172093426389851542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535766648493814911.post-34311609766334241452009-06-19T13:19:23.400-04:002009-06-19T13:19:23.400-04:00What about families like mine? My husband works at...What about families like mine? My husband works at a small factory. Makes a little over poverty. I'm out of work. We can't afford even 5 percent of his salary to go for health insurance. Right now, my kids are covered by kidcare and he gets his insurance for free. I'm uninured. But we can barely pay our bills and put food on the table. This is going to harm us, not help us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535766648493814911.post-43435855518996967312009-06-19T13:07:10.545-04:002009-06-19T13:07:10.545-04:00John,
Do you see any problems related to fam...John, <br /> Do you see any problems related to family structure? My sense is that there are.<br /> For example, two single adults making $32,400 each qualify for two tax credits but if they marry, they lose both credits.<br /> Intuitively, I suspect there are all kinds of issues like this based on changes in number of children, whether a family has one or two employees, marital status, etc. <br /><br />Any thoughts?Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172093426389851542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535766648493814911.post-73739087459133892282009-06-19T10:47:24.380-04:002009-06-19T10:47:24.380-04:00The Senate Committee, run by Democrats, has shown ...The Senate Committee, run by Democrats, has shown with their votes that Insurance Company profits come before their fellow American's health. They express concern about the cost of health care, but by forcing Americans to use only Private health care insurance companies the Senate Democrats add to the costs of this care by making Americans pay the profits of the health care industry which is a large chunk of the health care dollar. A public health care plan, axed by Senate Democrats, could have taken care of Americans without having to pay any profit- thus being cheaper.<br /><br />Up till now, the American Health Insurance Companies have not cared about the health of the 50 million Americans with no health insurance. And nowt the Democrats show they are more concerned about the Insurance Giants financial health, than about American's physical and mental health. The weak will spend another day, month, year, until death quietly takes them waiting for medical care<br /><br />The Insurance Companies will have another profitable year.<br /><br />And it is business as usual in the United States of America. Thanks to a few Democrats who took the 30 Pieces of Silver from the Insurance Company Giants.<br /><br />MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535766648493814911.post-52400194223398909292009-06-19T07:10:20.081-04:002009-06-19T07:10:20.081-04:00And I'm betting the Insurance company's st...And I'm betting the Insurance company's still retain the "right" to deny/delay/dickaroundwith your claims and dump you when they've had enough of paying for your chronic ailment that takes revenue off their bottom line.Leslie Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272592411105196576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535766648493814911.post-79667727748961142202009-06-18T23:42:10.579-04:002009-06-18T23:42:10.579-04:00has anyone checked max baucus's back to see wh...has anyone checked max baucus's back to see where chuck grassley's hand is inserted? good god.<br /><br />i cannot tell you how ashamed i am to call max my senator....<br /><br />eight long years of hell and our health care future is controlled by montana medi-max-millions and his corporate bribers...<br /><br />i can't stand it...i just can't stand it..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com