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The Affordable Care Act (AKA “Obamacare”) Is Going To Save Me Over $10K Per Year
No, not me Scuba, but the author of this article.
http://www.theeverlastinggopstoppers.com/2013/10/affordable-care-act-aka-obamacare-save-10k-year/
I have written about the travesty of the American “Health Care” System before. Our current system benefits Big Pharma and CEOs. And the reason why the current GOP Congress has been fighting tooth and nail to get the Affordable Care Act off the tracks, is because it will make health insurance premiums go to actual health care for the insured.
I have been self-employed since 2002 and have had health insurance, on the same policy, with Blue Shield the entire time. I am currently paying $811 per month. My premiums have been raised frequently, randomly and excessively, particularly since they could see that their fleecing of the American public would soon be coming to an end. They could see that with President Obama and the Affordable Care Act that the only way they would be able to continue to rape us–without even a hint of lubricant–would be to raise the premiums early and often. Here is a brief history of MY PERSONAL PREMIUMS as a single self-employed female with Blue Shield:
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But here’s what the Tea Party and the GOP don’t want you to hear. Yesterday, October 1, 2013 marked the first day of open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act. I called Blue Shield, my current provider, to see what my options were–although I must admit I was very skeptical. To my surprise, I was told:
I have been self-employed since 2002 and have had health insurance, on the same policy, with Blue Shield the entire time. I am currently paying $811 per month. My premiums have been raised frequently, randomly and excessively, particularly since they could see that their fleecing of the American public would soon be coming to an end. They could see that with President Obama and the Affordable Care Act that the only way they would be able to continue to rape us–without even a hint of lubricant–would be to raise the premiums early and often. Here is a brief history of MY PERSONAL PREMIUMS as a single self-employed female with Blue Shield:
...
But here’s what the Tea Party and the GOP don’t want you to hear. Yesterday, October 1, 2013 marked the first day of open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act. I called Blue Shield, my current provider, to see what my options were–although I must admit I was very skeptical. To my surprise, I was told:
My $811 monthly premiums would be reduced to $85 per month
My $2400 annual medical deductible would be reduced to $500
My current maximum out-of-pocket expenses are determined by a complicated multitude of factors and would be reduced from a minimum of $4800 per year to $2250 per year
My regular primary care physician visits are going to be reduced from $150 to $15
My lab work, x-rays, mammograms, etc. will be reduced to a maximum of $15 each–many preventative visits are INCLUDED in the monthly premiums!
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I used your link, and tried to calculate, but it didn't work for me. 
