We are in the news, locally (link included)

[archaeodani]

when DD was going through the struggles just before her diagnosis, I contacted the local health reporter about our situation..

She was putting together a comprehensive story about the ACA (obamacare), and how it will affect folks in our community..

Wanted to give you all a look-see -- http://azstarnet.com/news/science/h...cle_a643c398-005b-530b-a235-0ed38d054d51.html

 

[CarolinAlaska]

Thanks for sharing the article. I can't imagine facing this beast without health insurance. Fortunately in Alaska there is a disability program for kids that helps as a secondary insurance. Jae's formulas alone cost around $2000/month!

 

[CrohnsKidMom]

My best wishes to you. I can't imagine the additional stress this financial burden and insurance difficulty is causing. Hang in there!

 

[Dexky]

I'm glad the ACA has got the ball rolling, but it does seem the law encourages unemployment especially if the salary falls near the threshold. Still, something had to be done. I just hope they can fix it before it breaks us!!

Is your husband still looking for work??

 

[archaeodani]

Is your husband still looking for work??

Yea - he's still looking /sigh/.. it's ROUGH..

I believe/think the whole "system" encourages unemployment or under-employment. If we can get a decent policy under the ACA, then really, I think other families in our financial "bracket" would be MORE encouraged to seek employment that doesn't necessarily offer in-house coverage; they'd be more likely to take even a parttime job, rather than be underemployed, just to have the spending money, not just to afford the premiums..

I DO think this may be a good way to encourage people to get off the "rolls" so to speak == if they had insurance, even if they had to pay a couple hundred a month for it, at least they'd ALSO be working