It's finally chilly here!
It's the middle of November, and it's finally time for a cold spell in Florida. By cold, I of course mean that temperatures are not in the 70s any more. 'Twas 59F when I left campus this afternoon. And the wind is blowing really hard. Sounds like rain, the leaves are rustling so hard.
What does this mean? Well, only that my already dry skin now looks like the dried out bottom of a salt flat - cracked and peeling up along the edges. Also, ASHY. Yes, I didn't know it was possible for a white woman to be SOOOO ashy. It's so bad, my kids can see it. They think I have psoriasis. I do not, but owie.
My mother's employer had to cancel her and others' health plans, because they do not meet the 'required coverage' of the ACA. So, I'm shopping around for her, as she does not have a computer, comparing costs of the plans available to her. She's going to end up paying DOUBLE what she was paying through her employer. In order to keep her plan in the realm of affordability per month, her deductible is going up by $1500 to about 3K, and her out of pocket expenses are going up to almost 7K. Oh, and glory of glories? She makes too much to qualify for the subsidies. Her new health insurance is going to take up just over a third of her take home pay. So, tell me again how the ACA is supposed to help WORKING Americans?
Subsidizing insurance companies and instituting mandatory minimum coverages was just plain stupid. One size does not fit all in nightshirts OR in health care. It's been a nightmare for her, she's called me a couple of times VERY upset about it - the cost is going to break her. So, yeah, this plan sucks. ON a VERY personal level.
What does this mean? Well, only that my already dry skin now looks like the dried out bottom of a salt flat - cracked and peeling up along the edges. Also, ASHY. Yes, I didn't know it was possible for a white woman to be SOOOO ashy. It's so bad, my kids can see it. They think I have psoriasis. I do not, but owie.
My mother's employer had to cancel her and others' health plans, because they do not meet the 'required coverage' of the ACA. So, I'm shopping around for her, as she does not have a computer, comparing costs of the plans available to her. She's going to end up paying DOUBLE what she was paying through her employer. In order to keep her plan in the realm of affordability per month, her deductible is going up by $1500 to about 3K, and her out of pocket expenses are going up to almost 7K. Oh, and glory of glories? She makes too much to qualify for the subsidies. Her new health insurance is going to take up just over a third of her take home pay. So, tell me again how the ACA is supposed to help WORKING Americans?
Subsidizing insurance companies and instituting mandatory minimum coverages was just plain stupid. One size does not fit all in nightshirts OR in health care. It's been a nightmare for her, she's called me a couple of times VERY upset about it - the cost is going to break her. So, yeah, this plan sucks. ON a VERY personal level.