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Originally Posted by demonrail666

So (and excuse me for sounding like an idiot here) what about those who aren't working or are on really low income? How will this affect them?

they'll get subsidized to buy insurance which they can't do now.

right now there are programs for the indigent in most places but they are limited. i.e. this friend of a friend (poet) goes to this sliding scale hospital in new york. but it's on an emergncy basis. not sure how they would deal with, say, chemo.

i can't get insurance self-employed so i have a deal with the local hospital, and i go to a clinic that is grant-funded-- if i crack my head outside the city or state i'd be in real deep shit (and debt). but w/ the reform i can get my business to join large buyer pools which will give me the bargaining power i currently lack.

having been without health insurance for over 6 months makes me pretty much ineligible anywhere in my state. the cunts.