Linda and Larry Drain have been married for 33 years but are now forced to separate because of the pitfalls of Obamacare and their state Medicaid program .
Stuck in a health care coverage gap, their combined income is too little to qualify for Obamacare subsidies yet exceeds the limit on unearned income to qualify for TennCare after Larry opted for early retirement.
Linda has epilepsy and must take expensive medication so she can’t do without insurance. Larry is without insurance but he has a hernia and is living on hope that he suffers no complications as he can’t afford surgery.
They have been appealing to Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam in numerous letters to expand TennCare.
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all kinds of horror stories on this forced NOBAMA Care…many Americans now can only get under 29 hrs a wk work @ their employer since the law mandates employers to cover all emply. over 50 that are FT. So all across American many Americans have had their paychecks cut in half so now I ask how will this help Americans? more forced in POVERTY!
The gov. is full of morons and people out to destroy the middle class. Obamacare is one of the many ways to do this.
Steve Mushynsky says:
“Interesting that the following, submitted earlier, was placed “in moderation” and then subsequently deleted by this website. Apparently, truth and fact are not welcome here?
Submitted for publication again:
THIS is exactly how the ACA works:
After 5 years of being unable to get insurance to deal with my progressive, life-threatening disease (I could get coverage only at hugely unaffordable costs and I would get benefits for my ‘pre-existing condition’ only after paying 6 months of those huge costs with no benefit)’
For 2014, I was able to get excellent, top-of-the line coverage through my state’s ACA exchange with full coverage for ‘pre-existing conditions’. I got my coverage at over $200/month less than I could under the pre-ACA structure (for poorer benefits) and has NO ‘co-pay’ provisions with full drugs coverage – and that’s without any direct subsidy as our (married) combined income was over the subsidy maximum. My coverage provides better benefits at lower cost than my wife’s pre-ACA individual coverage provided through her employer.
I have just been notified by my ACA insurance provider that my premium will go up for 2015 – by a whopping 6%. When’s the last time your own insurance costs went up by only 6% with no reductions in coverage or increase in co-pays? Overall, insurance costs growth has slowed considerably nationwide since the ACA was passed.
This is my truthful, factual experience with the ACA in New York state. Had we lived in a Republican state refusing to cooperate with the ACA, I would be continuing to expect an early death, thanks to the GOP’s ideological insanity. Be happy in your GOP-controlled alternate universe – Until you get sick, that is.
FACT, not GOP/FOX propaganda.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/couple-married-33-years-must-divorce-obamacare/comment-page-5/#comment-382709
REPEAL, REPEAL, REPEAL!!!!! That is complete bs!!!!! I detest Obama and his dumb@$$ “Obamacare”!!!!! What right does he have to fine ppl who don’t have Insurance bc they can’t AFFORD IT!!!!!!
Good for you Steve Mushynsky,you however are in the minority, my husband and I worked for the same company. We were involved in an accident that was nearly fatal for both of us, my husband is an amputee and I sustained a broken neck, shattered leg and brain injury, we are both very lucky to be alive, we were both out on medical leave for quite sometime, my husband returned to work only to be fired for absurdities, 8 years of stellar work history, Shortly after I returned to work I was fired as well for made up reasons, Again stellar work history for 10 years. WE KNOW IT WAS DUE TO OUR HEALTHCARE COSTS! We have a family and both us lost our incomes on top of Cobra insurance for our family skyrocketed to 1800.00 a month! No income, no insurance, my meds alone are 1500.00 month out of pocket. My husband is back to work now after nearly a year on contract, no benefits. I’m insured at almost $ 350.00 month,Co pays and a huge deductible, my son enlisted in the military instead of going to college so we could use the money I saved as a single parent working 3 Jobs 1 full time and 2 part me to be able to pay for his education. AGAIN good for you, but PLEASE DO NOT INSULT PEOPLE’S INTELLIGENCE WITH OBAMACARE IS GREAT! For you it might be but NOT FOR THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS!
NOTHING NEW, this happened long before Obama care, with regularity. People divorced so one could go on Medicaid to get coverage for health problems and not wipe out the assets of the couple. To now find a story that would have existed had no changes been, made to push an agenda is what is wrong with problem solving in this country. Alienate, divide and conquer is the only goal in this country today
These horror stories occur ONLY in red states. There’s a reason: Republican legislatures and governors have blocked participation in the funding from the federal government, and so those caught in the middle (not too poor, but not able to afford on their own) get screwed. Republicans and their media minions are screwing the poor, and then saying “See! Obama screws the poor!”
Dear Sirs, I have seen and shared most of our posts with FB. I am asking for your help with a matter. I was poisoned by the US Army and I am not able to find someone to help me. I am terminally ill, my mother and father were both killed. My sister was also exposed. My children are both sick. I am registered with the CDC and also have the EPA Reports, which were not signed until 2002. I will be happy to FAX the information to you, to proove my claim. Please feel free to call me at (720) 476-3164. Thank you for your time. Kimberly Markle-Silva.
Let’s tell the truth here instead of misinforming your readers. The fault lies with Tennessee and their refusal to expand Medicaid. It is not the fault of Obamacare in any way. Misrepresenting the facts to your readers just causes more ignorance. Please print a clarification so people are no longer mislead. Thank You. I am friends with a friend of this couple, and they do not blame Obamacare, they tell the truth about what happened to them.
Utah just started cutting off benifits for the elderly using ,the terms the government has just changed policy,its a matter now to survive is to divorce ,but Utah ,doesn’t care they want the money for resettlement for illegal and refugees ,and are using the elderly to accomplish it.
Humanity? Where are you?