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madmom

(9,681 posts)
Thu Feb 6, 2014, 05:47 PM Feb 2014

Thanks Obama....

My daughter, 29, just had her first physical since she was in high school and still on our insurance. She is having testing, was written a script for asthma and all this didn't cost her a dime, medicaid paid everything even the script.

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liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
1. That is great. I am glad my daughter is on my insurance. However, I have told her I may not
Thu Feb 6, 2014, 05:49 PM
Feb 2014

be able to protect her credit score any better than I've been able to protect mine. I have bad credit because of medical bills. My daughter is 19. She is too young to have bad credit because of medical bills. We must have single payer. There is no other option.

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)
10. Is it possible that under 26 children staying on their parent's policies part of the reason
Thu Feb 6, 2014, 10:27 PM
Feb 2014

why not as many "young invincibles" are signing up for the ACA? Shouldn't those people be counted as ACA signees?

Cha

(297,275 posts)
4. Fantastic madmom..
Thu Feb 6, 2014, 05:58 PM
Feb 2014

I thought the cut off age was 26 for being on parents' insurance.. good to see this!

iamthebandfanman

(8,127 posts)
5. believe the OP
Thu Feb 6, 2014, 07:13 PM
Feb 2014

was sayin' that the OPs daughter HAD been on their insurance back in high school, when she last received a physical...

she then went on to say that Medicaid is the reason she is now able to get one again.

im in the same boat. have had a part time job, making very little , for years now while ive taken care of other family members (an elderly grandmother who recently passed away, my mentally disabled brother, and my physically disabled mother) and I qualify for the expanded Medicaid in my state.
so happy. already have a visit scheduled to get a check up and make sure my doctor has all my information. now if doctors in my state could prescribe medication they thought you needed without the medical board raiding their offices (some of us legitimately need narcotics occasionally)...

madmom

(9,681 posts)
6. Yes that's exactly what it was. She turned 27 just before the
Thu Feb 6, 2014, 07:34 PM
Feb 2014

law for 26 year olds took effect. But now she can see a doctors again without fear of the bill.

Stuart G

(38,428 posts)
8. Thousands of lives will be saved..by "Thanks Obama"
Thu Feb 6, 2014, 08:25 PM
Feb 2014

More will have serious illnesses caught in time. (families will get help cause it will be covered)
.I sure hope those people remember who was responsible..

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