Premiums Unveiled For Health Overhaul Plans

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Originally Posted by Millburn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don't know about you guys but I'm fucking STOKED for this shit.

I've had type 1 diabetes for 24 years now and the shit it's done to my savings account is ridiculous. I have to maintain health insurance even if it doesn't do anything for me so that I can keep a certificate of credible insurability which would guarantee that going forward I wouldn't be denied coverage due to my pre-existing condition. Most (read: 99%) of plans don't cover anything that I need and the ones that do are split between both prescription insurance and health insurance due to diabetic supplies being a medical supply and insulin being a medication. So that's two things that sap my income without providing any benefit.

All in all my monthly expenses are about $300 for insulin, $100 for strips, $75 for syringes and pen needles. That's almost $500 a month and that's the BARE necessity of what I need. That is essentially a second apartment lease and that's just to survive.

The affordable care act is pretty much a dream come true if I understand it correctly.

Awesome man. I'm wicked happy for people like you, and what this changes for those with pre-existing conditions. It's really barbaric the way you people have been treated for so long by health care providers and insurers.