Posted on 04/01/2014 7:10:46 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A new report from WHEC in Rochester is painting a very bleak scenario for New Yorkers, some forced to choose between buying groceries or purchasing Obamacare plans, some concerned about going bankrupt after falling ill.
So why are New Yorkers concerned about going bankrupt due to Obamacare? Especially when the President has continually made such statements as, “I am as proud as I’ve ever been by the work we did to make sure that in this country, if you get sick you don’t go bankrupt and that you can get the health care that you need”?
And why are they choosing between basic necessities and an Obamacare plan when the President has claimed many people will be able to find plans that are cheaper than their cell phone or cable bill?
The Affordable Care Act, simply isn’t affordable. In fact, many New Yorkers are opting to pay the fine because they can’t afford the high premiums from Obamacare.
Via WHEC:
People are choosing between groceries and health insurance. People are worried about going bankrupt if they get sick. News10NBC is hearing dilemma after dilemma from New Yorkers signing up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
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A lot of people have been complaining on News10NBC’s Facebook page about facing a fine if they don’t sign-up for health insurance. Many say they can’t afford the premiums or the deductibles and it would be cheaper to stay uninsured and pay the penalty.
WHEC also mentions the March 31st deadline, saying you could face a fine if the deadline is missed. They report that the “deadline stands.”
RNC Spokesman Raffi Williams says otherwise.
“Today’s ObamaCare deadline may as well be written in sand, because different states now have different deadlines,” he said. ”The only thing we know for certain about ObamaCare is the website is a disaster and that the White House hasn’t been transparent about how many people have paid their premiums, which would officially enroll them into the law.”
Indeed, the Washington Post has reported that the deadline will be extended to some time in mid-April, and nobody will be asked to cite a specific reason for being unable to enroll by the March deadline.
That said, New Yorkers seem more concerned with the costs associated with Obamacare.
Marian Schrader, a navigator paid to enroll people in the Obamacare exchanges tells WHEC that when people hear about the costly premiums, they decide not to enroll.
“I’m letting them know there is a fine, but I also understand if you can’t afford to buy insurance,” she said. ”I mean, are you going to buy insurance or buy food? You’re going to buy food.”
Watch the full report below…
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I’m a Woodford girl, but lately I’ve become fond of Buffalo Trace. Matter of fact, I believe I’ll avail myself of a little right now. Pour some of that on your bad leg and tell the doctors to stuff their antibiotics!
The plans are crap. Window dressing. High deductibles and 50% copays on everything.
He was but he escaped. The Mods have sent out search parties, but so far he has successfully evaded them.
I think you’ll like it. I was impressed several years ago when I got a bottle as a present.
You need to try Bookers. Nectar of the gods.
The IRS is going to own everyone who isn’t in a protected class. It will be too expensive to have non minority families in 10 years. Christians of every color will be encouraged to abort. Moslems will own the ballot box in 15 years. How much writing on the wall does it take?
I just cancelled my cable and told Barry to kiss my ***.
I was retired on Medicare this year and was still carrying COBRA from my work because my wife is a couple of years younger and not eligible. I found a cheaper policy for my wife, signed up for it and got supplemental insurance for myself. This is probably 2 of the 7 million counts on ObamaCare.
A lot of people are pretending that it is not happening.
Shut up and eat your peas. Cancel your cell phone plan, sell your car, get rid of cable TV, cancel your internet, so you can buy your Obamacare.
And don’t pay your mortgage or house payment...
Either we’ll kill you medically or we’ll starve you to death — The Party of Compassion
Pappy’s...... Hands down the best on earth.....
... And all because the media just CAN'T have the "first black president" look bad.
[So why are New Yorkers concerned about going bankrupt due to Obamacare? ]
... um, because they trusted the lying fag?
You ask: “Who is going to pay the fine?”
they just as soon you don’t. Then they can - it’s in the bill - put a lien on you property.
They already have their fingers hooked into the deed of any house that has any gov’t ‘aid’ attached. They aim to own every property they can - to facilitate an easier relocation of the population in accordance with their Agenda 21 map -
Surely y’all are aware of Agenda 21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4B1POkJbdc
Sell your house and your possessions...then wander aimlessly on the streets. This is the only worthy way to praise the all-powerful Clown Prince nobama.
“I’m ignoring it.”
Same here.
The WH—Barry, Val and Skeletor—can tell me how great it is until they leave office, and that can’t come too soon. The way I see it, I’m already housing and feeding a bunch of people I don’t know. I’ll be damned if I’m going to pay for their Viagra and abortions as well.
I say it’s spinach, and to hell with it.
Everyone here saw it, but I imagine many in NY did not. Now, they get to pay the fiddler...and, go hungry.
It sucks ***.
It is like the world is hypnotized.
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