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12. Congrats, and good for you!

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Thu Mar 27, 2014, 11:36 AM

Mar 2014

My corporate health care sign-up took longer than that!

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45 minutes to open my ACA account, select a plan, and finalize the transaction. [View all] Lex Mar 2014 OP

Make sure you check the doctors and hospitals that are included in the new plan. PoliticAverse Mar 2014 #1

I made sure my BP med is covered and my doc accepts the plan of course. Lex Mar 2014 #3

Excellent. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2014 #4

I also called my existing insurance about how Lex Mar 2014 #6

That's a wise thing to do. MineralMan Mar 2014 #8

How about your local hospitals? Nye Bevan Mar 2014 #24

Yep. It's all right in front of you to check easily. Lex Mar 2014 #29

Excellent. Nye Bevan Mar 2014 #31

Mine was really quick too Marrah_G Mar 2014 #2

Great! Lex Mar 2014 #5

Same here , I tried to buy a plan but the site said I couldn't be subsided for it newdemocrat999 Mar 2014 #42

Excellent! I'm glad you found a plan MineralMan Mar 2014 #7

That's great news! For all of us! Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #9

Yes it is Lex Mar 2014 #11

DU really excels at gathering useful information. Glad you got a better deal. KittyWampus Mar 2014 #10

Congrats, and good for you! MANative Mar 2014 #12

Faster than it took me at my job! riqster Mar 2014 #13

Congrats! Iliyah Mar 2014 #14

uninsured here. not signed up yet Garion_55 Mar 2014 #15

I'm 48 and have been very lucky not to have many health issues Lex Mar 2014 #16

PLease let us know when you have accomplished the sign-up. No Vested Interest Mar 2014 #19

Post removed Post removed Mar 2014 #17

Can you explain the meaning of this post? drm604 Mar 2014 #20

Sorry if it pisses you off that it works Lex Mar 2014 #22

Sounds like you are heavily invested in people not using Obamacare to buy good, affordable insurance Arugula Latte Mar 2014 #30

That's good to know! Did you happen to notice if you can sign up now... polichick Mar 2014 #18

The sign up period now will start coverage in May. nt Lex Mar 2014 #23

Thanks! polichick Mar 2014 #25

Thanks for sharing the good news. nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #21

There are dental plans out there? n/t Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #26

I need dental coverage too. CottonBear Mar 2014 #27

Best of luck to you. I have dental through my employer, but it has a yearly cap of $1000. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #34

Most dental has the same cap. CottonBear Mar 2014 #38

Yup. A single root canal, and you've already blown your benefit for the year. I've usually had.... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #39

I've never had dental insurance in my whole life. CottonBear Mar 2014 #41

I may be in the minority, but I heartily agree with your endodontist. n/t Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #43

There were I think 4 to choose from here Lex Mar 2014 #28

Typically, dental insurance through an employer has an annual cap of about $1000. Some of us need.. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #35

It seems like you could Lex Mar 2014 #36

I'm definitely gonna check it out. I've got several thousand dollars of work still to be done. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #37

Also, it is YOUR responsibility to "check the formulary". bvar22 Mar 2014 #32

There is a place that says check to see if your meds and doctors and Lex Mar 2014 #33

It's not true that people weren't informed. I was shocked that so many pnwmom Mar 2014 #40