You Have Just Entered the Obama Zone

[somarco]

You're travelling through another dimension. A dimension, not only of sign and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. Next stop, The Obama Zone . . .

A fellow agent asked me what to do in this situation. (His comments from an email).

A young family, mom and kids have been on Medicaid for 2 years. Dad's work finally picked up (self-employed), now she's no longer eligible. BUT: a while back her cheeks swelled up, and she's had trouble finding an ENT doc who accepts Medicaid.


Anyway, finally found one - ONE! - who was unable to diagnose, could only rule out cancer. Now back to square one. So she calls Cleveland Clinic. They can probably help, but the initial consult would wipe out their savings. What kind of insurance can she buy, she wonders. We meet, and my thinking is that the underwriter's not going to be impressed with "don't know" on the pre-screen. But that's what we've got. Her Medicaid ended 8/1/10, so no Pool for her (maybe).

So she can't find a doc when she IS covered under Medicaid (aka ObamaCare, the Prequel), and can't get insurance now (ObamaPool) because she WAS "covered" until a few weeks ago.

So much for universal health insurance.

No longer qualifies for one taxpayer funded plan (Medicaid). Loses that and can't qualify for another (Obamapool).

Is this a great country or what?

 

[AllenChicago]

I read about a similar situation in one of the news magazines last month. In this particular uninsured family case, the wife contracted cancer. They visited an attorney who told them to get a divorce, to make her income below poverty. Now, she's on Medicaid. If she lives through the treatment, they will get married again. (I would assume they'd wait until 2014 for a guaranteed issue exchange plan.)

Depending on what state a person resides, there might be one of the guaranteed-issue state plans available. We have CHIPS here in Illinois. It's expensive, has a 6 month pre-ex, but it is available for folks who are sick, yet make too much money for Medicaid.

 

[jbage007]

Somehow I don't think you'll hear Obama running around the country trying using THESE examples to scare people into thinking that Obamacare itself needs reform.

 

[YouGotMyMoney]

I read about a similar situation in one of the news magazines last month. In this particular uninsured family case, the wife contracted cancer. They visited an attorney who told them to get a divorce, to make her income below poverty.

Wow, if that husband had every had the inkling of trading up in the wife department, this is a great opp for him....lol

 

[Crabcake Johnny]

It's ashame AIM is out of business.

 

[stuy119]

Wow, if that husband had every had the inkling of trading up in the wife department, this is a great opp for him....lol

That was the Newt Gingrich plan, after all.

 

[xrac]

This is my thought:

Let me get this straight. We're going to be "gifted" with a health care plan we are forced to purchase and fined if we don't,

written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that hasn't read it but exempts themselves from it,

to be signed by a president who also smokes,

with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese,

and financed by a country that's broke.

Now, honestly just ask yourself, what could possibly go wrong?