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Ditto for the rest of the states.
So this makes the ACA “successful” because it managed to get so many more people “covered” into “expanded” Medicaid/Medi-Cal :=0[/quote]
Yes, exactly. Not a dirty little secret. That was the goal. Get people access to health care. You really have a problem with that?[/quote]The ACA was “touted” by its supporters as “You can keep your healthplan” and, “you can keep your doctors.” Both of which were outright lies because those in-the-know excluded the fact that many carriers wouldn’t want to have anything to do with it, nor would all the best providers.
The ACA was presented to the masses as “healthplans you purchase,” NOT Medicaid! In CA, the expanded Medicaid program is nothing but a snare for the middle income, asset rich individual over the age of 55 who does NOT want to be on the (overburdened) Medicaid/Medi-Cal system … whether or not they have significant assets to lien. These people have been paying their own bills all of their lives and do NOT want to be on “forced public aid.” Especially a program shoved down their throats as “mandatory” to join but oh, we forgot to tell you that your $630 month “dues” will be deferred until after your death so no worries :=0
Many in this segment don’t need a high income and don’t wish to withdraw large sums from their retirement accounts as early as their late fifties and early sixties if their homes are paid off and they have monthly pension(s) coming in. Yet the Covered CA snare into Medi-Cal seems to be affecting those who have an AGI under about $33K (after writeoffs are taken). Many in this (now dicey) group are finding themselves duking it out with CC up to 4x year, continually “proving their incomes” to keep their coverage … until a few months down the road when they’ll be asked to prove it again.
This is my main beef with the “system” in CA. Add to that the general incompetence of CC staff and it is a recipe for disaster for those who paid their premiums on time and thought they were covered but actually are not and end up needing to access care during the times they were “bumped” from their plan.
