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DhhD

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7. Medicare single payer premiums are about $100.00 a month even if you smoke. President Obama and

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Sat Sep 28, 2013, 09:37 PM

Sep 2013

the Democrats in Congress tried to get the single payer system for the ACA, but Republicans refused. Republicans are for big salaries and big bonuses for Insurance companies.

Hope we can seat a Congress in January 2015 that will make the ACA into the single payer that it should be.

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Subsidy calculator for low income families and singles for the ACA premiums. [View all] DhhD Sep 2013 OP

I just did my calculation. It only lists the NON TOBACCO premium. Are you kidding me? robinlynne Sep 2013 #1

Wait until this coming week when the exchanges are open for actual numbers. PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #2

ok. But why these 2 categories? What about people who skydive? Will they be robinlynne Sep 2013 #3

Not for health insurance (besides sky diving would be more of issue concerning life insurance PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #4

Smokers need additional care as cigarette and cigar smoke are a carcinogen. DhhD Sep 2013 #6

No. There are other calculators that do smokers. Smokers are Americans with all the same rights. DhhD Sep 2013 #5

Medicare single payer premiums are about $100.00 a month even if you smoke. President Obama and DhhD Sep 2013 #7

Low income people on Medicare get their single payer premiums paid by State Medicaid. DhhD Sep 2013 #8

Medicare premiums are so low because Medicare is subsidized by payroll taxes. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #9

Income to low to qualify for the Bronze Plan of ACA? Fill out an application for Medicare DhhD Sep 2013 #10