So who is looking to sign up for "Obamacare" in about 2 weeks?

[ADevilYouKhow]

when so you have to sign up for by or be "penalized"?
@Liquid et al?

 

[IGSaint12]

Has ANYONE been able to take advantage of the GREAT SAVINGS advertised with with begining of Obamacare?

You can very easily look it up on google about the most recent success stories regarding obamacare but that might break you negative preconceived notions about it so you don't do it right? Plenty of people across the net have been talking about finding lower prices on the healthcare exchanges.

 

[DEAD7]

I expect to the ACA to be great for the first year or two, with tons of great uplifting stories to silent the critics.




Its 3-4yrs down the line we will be looking at yet another reform bill to fix the mess the ACA has created.

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

You can very easily look it up on google about the most recent success stories regarding obamacare but that might break you negative preconceived notions about it so you don't do it right? Plenty of people across the net have been talking about finding lower prices on the healthcare exchanges.

Negro I'm talking about here on the forum. All you clowns, including yourself continue to extol the virtues of Obamacare, yet none of you nikkas will put your money where your mouth is. So show me your new fangled Obamacare plan or

And just for shyts and giggles, please show me where "plenty" of people have found great savings. Because last I checked, the VAST majority of people claim the Obamacare plans are huge rip offs.

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

Nearly two weeks after the federal government launched the online Health Insurance Marketplace at HealthCare.gov, individuals who have successfully used the choked-up website to enroll for a subsidized health insurance plan have reached a status akin to urban legend: Everyone has heard of them, but very few people have actually met one.

The Miami Herald searched high and low for individuals who completed enrollment for a subsidized health plan through the marketplace, also called an exchange, launched by the federal government on Oct. 1 in 36 states, including Florida.

The Herald solicited readers for stories of enrollees online and in the newspaper, and received a fair number of responses reflecting various degrees of success with HealthCare.gov, which has been plagued by technical problems that federal officials attribute to an overwhelming number of people trying to access the website at once.

A keystone of the federal healthcare reform law known the Affordable Care Act, the exchange is intended to provide affordable, comprehensive health insurance for the millions of Americans who do not have coverage.

As of Friday, however, only a smattering of success stories had emerged in news reports. Politico.com, an online news outlet, reported that a 21-year-old Georgia resident who enrolled successfully has become a cause célèbre, with national media and even the White House touting his story.

For now, there’s no reason for consumers to panic, federal officials say.

Enrollment in the exchange lasts until March 31, though people must pick a plan by Dec. 15 to have coverage begin on Jan. 1.

On Friday the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the federally-run exchange, reported that HealthCare.gov had received 14.6 million unique visitors in the first 10 days.

Technical experts have added capacity to allow more simultaneous users onto the exchange since the first week of launch, and officials also have ramped up telephone and in-person paper applications. And a new feature added to HealthCare.gov on Friday allows users to see premium estimates by state, health plan and two age categories.

“We have greatly reduced, and even eliminated, wait times at the registration stage, and more people are actively shopping and comparing plans,’’ said Joanne Peters, an HHS spokeswoman.

Roll out of the health insurance exchanges has not been an all-around flop, however.

States such as California, where state legislators chose to create their own exchange ( Covered California) instead of handing off to the federal government, have experience some problems. But they also are reporting the successful enrollment of thousands of eligible individuals into subsidized health plans.

HHS has not said how many people in Florida or elsewhere have enrolled or attempted to enroll. Federal officials said that Americans have enrolled for coverage through the exchange, but they have declined to reveal how many. Obama administration officials said they will release those numbers once a month.

Insurers selling plans on Florida’s exchange, such as Florida Blue, also said a number of consumers have purchased subsidized plans through the exchange. But they, too, have declined to say how many.

Florida media and nonprofit groups have reported at least two successes in detail.

Florida CHAIN, a statewide consumer health advocacy group, has highlighted the story of Vincent Mutia, a 24-year-old political science student at the University of Central Florida.

Mutia said he tried to enroll on the first day but ran into problems that kept him from shopping the available plans, applying for a subsidy and making a purchase.

“In the last few days,’’ Mutia told the Herald on Friday, “the experience became more fluid. I was able to put in all my information. After the security questions, I created an account.”

Last week, the Orlando Sentinel reported the story of one man who succeeded in buying a plan — after starting at 6 a.m. on the day the exchange launched.

Daniel McNaughton, a 22-year-old computer science student at Valencia College in Orlando, told the newspaper he purchased a Florida Blue plan that will cost him $70 a month after the federal subsidy.

What does a computer science major such as McNaughton think of the program design for HealthCare.gov?

“My best estimate is whoever built the site wasn’t prepared for the type of use it was going to get,’’ McNaughton told the Herald on Friday. “I think the interest was higher than they expected it would be.’’


Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/10/13/3685595/obamacare-enrollees-become-urban.html#storylink=cpy

 

[Jello Biafra]

Daniel McNaughton, a 22-year-old computer science student at Valencia College in Orlando, told the newspaper he purchased a Florida Blue plan that will cost him $70 a month after the federal subsidy.

That is going to be some seriously sub par health insurance.
Probably only allowed to schedule a doctor's visit twice a year and only on Thursday mornings at 11:17.

 

[acri1]

That is going to be some seriously sub par health insurance.
Probably only allowed to schedule a doctor's visit twice a year and only on Thursday mornings at 11:17.

That's better than no health insurance at all, which is the situation that a lot of people are in (and that some people here can't seem to comprehend). This time last year I didn't have health insurance at all, and I'd have gladly taken a shytty plan over nothing. If I was still in that situation I'd love the opportunity to get health insurance that cheap. You're talking about "only" visiting a doctor twice a year when many people haven't been in 5+ years.

Tried to help my moms sign up on Sunday, but the website wasn't working right.

I suppose they'll get it going at some point soon.

 

[Rawtid]

I went to my exchange in Maryland and wasn't able to sign up. I think I heard on the radio this morning that registration is being suspended for the moment so I'll try another time.

 

[Jello Biafra]

That's better than no health insurance at all, which is the situation that a lot of people are in (and that some people here can't seem to comprehend). This time last year I didn't have health insurance at all, and I'd have gladly taken a shytty plan over nothing. If I was still in that situation I'd love the opportunity to get health insurance that cheap. You're talking about "only" visiting a doctor twice a year when many people haven't been in 5+ years.

Tried to help my moms sign up on Sunday, but the website wasn't working right.

I suppose they'll get it going at some point soon.

Cheap shytty overly restrictive plans just opens up the possibility of those people continuing to use the emergency room as their primary caregiver like people without insurance do.

 

[acri1]

Cheap shytty overly restrictive plans just opens up the possibility of those people continuing to use the emergency room as their primary caregiver like people without insurance do.

So you'd rather people have no insurance than have shytty insurance?


Try to look past any privilege you may happen to have and realize that some people have to choose one or the other. Until we're in a situation where we have universal healthcare I'd say a crappy plan beats being uninsured.

 

[DEAD7]

So you'd rather people have no insurance than have shytty insurance?


Try to look past any privilege you may happen to have and realize that some people have to choose one or the other. Until we're in a situation where we have universal healthcare I'd say a crappy plan beats being uninsured.

Some people have no insurance vs nearly everyone having shytty insurance?*

 

[Jello Biafra]

So you'd rather people have no insurance than have shytty insurance?


Try to look past any privilege you may happen to have and realize that some people have to choose one or the other. Until we're in a situation where we have universal healthcare I'd say a crappy plan beats being uninsured.

In most cases your shytty insurance is almost like having no insurance. You have no physician choice, you are dictated to in regards to doctor's visits, prescriptions and the like. The old adage of you get what you pay for applies in this case and it is not a good look when what you are paying for is health coverage.

 

[Yapdatfool]

For the non Coli millionaires (AKA I make zero), you don't need to bother applying.

Since my governor scott walker decided NOT to expand medicaid /badgercare, I'm SOL. If your state expanded medicaid, you can get that to cover as INS.

In applying, I want to make clear the questioning I got.

They asked what I expected to make in 2014 and my work status for this year. They also asked if your 2012 AGI would count towards next years income too (if you give it your SSN). Pay attention to those income ?'s, brehs.

 

[Mr. Somebody]

High Deductible or Obamacare, which one are yall choosing.

 

[The Bilingual Gringo]

In most cases your shytty insurance is almost like having no insurance. You have no physician choice, you are dictated to in regards to doctor's visits, prescriptions and the like. The old adage of you get what you pay for applies in this case and it is not a good look when what you are paying for is health coverage.

High Deductible or Obamacare, which one are yall choosing.

I think this is going to the initial case until things pan out over time and people actually start to realize what they're getting. The majority of people are going to focus in on the monthly rate, and even the cheapest plans will include annual physicals, but when it comes to the actual treatment and you've got a $5,000 - $10,000 deductible and a 30% co-insurance, then what?

I'm going to wait and see how all of this pans out and they get things flowing a bit more. I have my own plan that I'm completely happy with and Aetna already sent me a letter saying I'm fine, and that's what I've been telling my clients in all of this. Nobody knows how this is going to affect the system in the long run.