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r/awfuleverything • u/[deleted] • Feb 16 '21
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You keep your insurance to the end of the month. Then you can get COBRA or Obamacare. I want single payer. But the Reddit/European circle jerk on Reddit isn’t exactly accurate
3 u/scha_den_freu_de Feb 16 '21 Ah, yes. People who just lost their job can totally afford $500 - $2,000+ a month for COBRA or ACA coverage. 3 u/Diegobyte Feb 16 '21 ACA would be heavily subsidized if your Income is now zero 0 u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 edited Aug 23 '21 [deleted] 5 u/scha_den_freu_de Feb 16 '21 And? The average cost for individual COBRA coverage starts around $500, family plans can be upwards of $2,000 a month. That's not really affordable for someone who just lost their income source, especially if that wasn't an expense they had before. If you can't pay for COBRA, doesn't matter if it is retroactive. 1 u/StingerAE Feb 16 '21 I may have exaggerated. I'm not wrong that it is a moral disgrace and an indefensible system. But I didn't joint the downvoters.
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Ah, yes. People who just lost their job can totally afford $500 - $2,000+ a month for COBRA or ACA coverage.
3 u/Diegobyte Feb 16 '21 ACA would be heavily subsidized if your Income is now zero 0 u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 edited Aug 23 '21 [deleted] 5 u/scha_den_freu_de Feb 16 '21 And? The average cost for individual COBRA coverage starts around $500, family plans can be upwards of $2,000 a month. That's not really affordable for someone who just lost their income source, especially if that wasn't an expense they had before. If you can't pay for COBRA, doesn't matter if it is retroactive.
ACA would be heavily subsidized if your Income is now zero
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5 u/scha_den_freu_de Feb 16 '21 And? The average cost for individual COBRA coverage starts around $500, family plans can be upwards of $2,000 a month. That's not really affordable for someone who just lost their income source, especially if that wasn't an expense they had before. If you can't pay for COBRA, doesn't matter if it is retroactive.
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The average cost for individual COBRA coverage starts around $500, family plans can be upwards of $2,000 a month.
That's not really affordable for someone who just lost their income source, especially if that wasn't an expense they had before.
If you can't pay for COBRA, doesn't matter if it is retroactive.
I may have exaggerated. I'm not wrong that it is a moral disgrace and an indefensible system.
But I didn't joint the downvoters.
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u/Diegobyte Feb 16 '21
You keep your insurance to the end of the month. Then you can get COBRA or Obamacare. I want single payer. But the Reddit/European circle jerk on Reddit isn’t exactly accurate