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No one in America seems to understand how close they are to financial ruin from surprisingly common stuff. My wife has lingering complications from the birth o
by cgearhart 10y ago
No one in America seems to understand how close they are to financial ruin from surprisingly common stuff. My wife has lingering complications from the birth of our last child. My statement of benefits from the insurance company for 2016 shows that they paid $97,000 for her this year, and this was at least the third year in a row at that level. Fortunately, I already had pretty good insurance when this whole mess started for us, and we aren't really at risk of losing it. But I can tell you that it is a significant factor any time I consider changing jobs.
- morgante 10y agoEh, it's just a matter of having and maintaining insurance. Obviously that's important to get right, but it's not like most engineers are walking around without insurance. That being said, if Republicans actually follow through on repealing the ACA it could get a whole lot more precarious.
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- winter_blue 10y agoYou could use the ACA and/or COBRA to ensure coverage while you're in between jobs -- so what's the problem?
- cgearhart 10y agoUntil a few years ago the ACA was not an option, and the incoming government has been pretty clear that they intend to eliminate the ACA as soon as possible.