ACA is starting to work!

[Lady Freedom Returns]

Thanks to some of the rule changes to Medicaid, I now have Health Coverage!

Yes there are still some rough patches, but is is starting t help those that would be in distress without out it. So to the conservative nay sayers that want it to fail...

[Pinkflamingo]

1. It's definite-- Lives will be saved

Congrats on your coverage too!

[Lady Freedom Returns]

2. Thank you!

And welcome to DU!

[Cha]

3. Congratulations, Lady Freedom Returns!

So happy for you and ALL the others who now have Health Coverage and those who WILL Sign UP in the Future when they learn how Good it is!

[sheshe2]

4. Yup! 'Deal with it'!

Glad you are getting the coverage you deserve, LFR.

[IrishAyes]

5. Wonderful news! I'm the farthest thing from a hypochondriac, in fact I have a bit of white coat

fever, but it still makes me feel so good to go for my checkups and necessaries. BTW, didja know you can now get a pneumonia vaccine and one for shingles also? At least probably the latter - if you have Humana, you'll only have to pay $3.50! I plan to get that done soon.

Regardless, having had to go without so many years, I can really celebrate when another person's blessed.

[No Vested Interest]

6. I had the shingles vaccine administered by a CVS pharmacist a few months ago-

I was told the cost of that vaccine is $250, but I had to pay nothing - Medicare and Humana Advantage.
Had the pneumonia vaccine a few yrs ago.

[IrishAyes]

7. Great.

Now if they'll just develop a dementia vaccine for us, we'll be okay. Although actually I've read in many places that exercise, Mediterranean diet, and mental/emotional stimulation are the best hedges we have at the moment.

[No Vested Interest]

9. If forgetfulness, especially, is a sign of dementia, I'm a little late

to the cure.
My mother had dementia in her later years, so I'm expecting it bye and bye.
A good incentive to be nice to one's children.

[IrishAyes]

10. DNA is not absolute fate.

My parents died of other causes, and there's always been the possibility that I was adopted; people back then often kept that a secret, especially since the actual birth mother might've been a teenage relative 'in trouble' as they used to say. So I intend to fight tooth, nail, and claw against every malady imaginable. And, as you say, be as nice as I can to other people along the way!

[No Vested Interest]

12. You're correct to fight back against all the maladies out there,

and aren't we aware of more and more than we ever were?

I do feel that using my mind to compose readable and reasonable posts on DU and the local LTE, etc. is somehow one way to keep the neurons zinging back and forth somewhat longer.
Please tell me when my comments and responses no longer make any sense, especially when it happens for the 5th consecutive time!

[IrishAyes]

13. Barking up the wrong tree, here! I'm the last person to rely on for behavior feedback

since my own probably bears close watch.

Anyway, one of the methods I've read/heard about for growing neural pathways is simply to do normal things a bit differently - such as brushing your teeth or even eating using the non-dominant hand. Anything you do that requires hand-eye coordination such as playing a musical instrument, or IMO even composing and typing comprehensible material, also helps. So you must be right.

[IrishAyes]

8. Ooops. Awkward....

re post 5: When I said "Great news!" I meant for LFR, not the fact that I'm not a hypochondriac! Talk about poor, ambiguous composition. Guilty as self-charged. Don't worry, I'll also self-report to the English Majors Association. There'll be a heavy fine, but how else do you expect me to stop transgressing?

[freshwest]

11. Increasing the Happiness Index all around. And for those who are stuck on the website, tell them how

Social Security worked just fine without a website for SIXTY YEARS. They know that's TRUE.

Most don't know that lives we saved from the passage of the ACA in 2010:

The truth about the ACA, from 2010! What media refused to show!

President Obama Makes Surprise Call To Gail O'Brien

Uploaded on Sep 22, 2010

President Obama made a surprise call yesterday to Gail O'Brien, a woman in Keene, NH, who is benefiting from the Affordable Care Act, which was passed six months ago today. Gail was previously uninsured and diagnosed with high grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Thanks to the new law, Gail now has insurance through the new Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan that will pay for her treatments, and she is responding very well.

That was September 2010 before the midterms. Want to talk about conspiracy? What was on the air the entire year?

The Tea Party and their astroturf protests about the horrors of the ACA and Death Panels, etc. is what all the cable networks went with instead of telling the truth, giving Americans some information they could use...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110219820