I can't sign up either. I got less far into the process today that I did yesterday. Today I couldn't even get to the rates screen.
I can't sign up either. I got less far into the process today that I did yesterday. Today I couldn't even get to the rates screen.
You have gotten further than I have.....I have only been able to set up an account and have since not been able to get further.....I'm going to be patient though and not knock it - who knows many other hundreds of thousands of people are out there right now trying to sign up at 8:52 PM as I type this? RobOriginally Posted by try2bfrugal
Here's an update on my experience with ObamaCare. I found out there is a toll free # you can call to do an over the phone application which I just did. I am supposed to find out what I qualify for - probably Medicaid - by December 1st. I am not worried about identity theft even though I gave my SS# out over the phone as due to an identity theft issue last year I am frozen with the 3 credit reporting agencies - something I am more and more glad for. So we'll see how this goes, I'm done for now with dealing with the online glitches it looks like. Rob
I have never understood this phrase.
"Arizona is one of the states that has opted to expand Medicaid but also opted to let the Feds do the exchange."
Rob - I'm thinking this was the simplest, most efficient way to get this done in AZ. I'm interested in your thoughts on that idea ...
That's cool, but you were the person who introduced class into this discussion. You were the person who said your understanding of class was the result of your ability to deal with hard questions. The only line we are trying to cross is the one between vague insinuations and some actual explanation. So for now I guess we'll just be left The Man keeping you down as your explanation. Rock on.
Did you have to hold a long time to get through to one of the phone reps? I still haven't tried the website or phone.
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No, amazingly I was on hold for less than two minutes.....but it was after 10PM, so maybe that had something to do with it. I'm thinking this is a good way to go.....Rob
My thoughts.....lol....you asked for it...J/K. Seriously. I am still amazed that Jan Brewer not only championed Medicaid expansion but also stood up to members of her own party in doing so.....I consider this a class act and find myself having respect for her even though she has since made a few decisions I am two thumbs down on - she did tackle the big one and that's what matters to me.
I think she was right too in how she marketed the expansion - doing the math, it is not wise to not let this huge inflow of an estimated 1.6 billion federal dollars into the state in the first year, creating more health care jobs and increasing the amount of state tax revenue due to more jobs, some of which actually pay enough to be worth your time to do. She also stated that if Arizona didn't sign up for this money via expansion, it would just go to some other state. Gotta say I have respect for people who can do the math and go against the grain of their party when it's so practical to do so.
I also think she was wise to let the Feds do the exchange. This way if there are any frustrations with glitches in the system or difficulties at all in folks getting enrolled, the fallout will not visit her office at the State Capitol. She can just wag her finger in the face of reporters and place the blame on the Feds, but still get credit for expanding Medicaid in the state. Wise on her part I think.....Though I'd much rather Arizona had developed it's own exchange, I think how she handled this was politically wise for her and maybe even got her the support of the few Republicans that stood up with her to expand Medicaid.
At any rate, I have now applied via the phone for coverage and am waiting for mail to arrive with my results. It's looking very much like Medicaid at least to start until such a date as my income increases. Rob
Came back to add - this is why I stay in Arizona, or at least one of the big reasons I do. This state is so funky - it can get liberal on you out of nowhere and completely blow you away, and then a week later it resembles the media stereotype for a bit. Never a dull moment in Arizona politically - at least not for very long.
Today, a coworker who is a conservative Republican came to me about a concern about his daughter possibly losing her job. She has cancer and he is afraid she will be denied insurance when she gets another job or tries to get her own insurance. I printed up a fact sheet that showed because of the ACA, she can't be denied coverage or charged higher prices for premiums.
Him: "But they're about to overturn that, aren't they?"
Me: "No, Obama and the Senate won't let that happen."
Him: "Good. Well, thanks. That's a load off my mind."
Because my grown kids, wife, and I already each have excellent insurance coverage, I haven't been been paying much attention to the bruhaha. This was my first experience with recent events. I'm glad it is going to take care of his daughter, even though he has been against it from the beginning.
I'm convinced a lot of people are going to find out they like it once they get to know it. There is a popular jpg floating around Facebook of the curmudgeon in Green Eggs and Ham about to finally take a bite of the egg with the caption "I do not like it here or there, I do not like Obamacare".
Only they forget how that story ends. After he takes that bite, he finishes up by saying, "I do so like green eggs and ham. Thank you. Thank you, Sam I Am."
Not only is their little picture likely true in the present sense, it is also quite prophetic.
"There are too many books in the world to read in a single lifetime; you have to draw the line somewhere." --Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale
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