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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]mythology
(9,527 posts)It's poorly aimed and generally doesn't actually convince other people to listen to you. In my experience acting in anger and frustration is worse than stopping, calming down and then looking at a situation rationally and finding the best solution for the situation you're in.
Plus, there's information in this thread that could prove useful, but if he's too angry to hear it, then that won't help his situation.
And from the information given, I don't see how you can say this is the fault of the ACA. There's simply not enough information here to state that conclusively. For example, what specifically are his other insurance options in his state? And no, saying that somebody else told him not to bother isn't actually looking at options. Are there programs that can help pay for the drug regimen? Alternative treatment options? How specifically did the ACA cause this? If it's true that the plan is a grandfathered plan, then why wasn't the drug denied previously? Without knowing far more information that is presented, I can't say whether the ACA is part of the problem in this situation or if it's not.
But given how many times examples of how the ACA was causing somebody's insurance to go up, or get canceled have turned out to be inaccurate, I'm generally fairly cautious about believing such claims.