47 million are without health insurance in U.S.

[Yannis]

I'm self employed too, but I get health insurance through my wife's employer. However, we get cheap life insurance (and we could also get quite reasonable supplemental health insurance if we wanted) through IEEE. My point is that being self employed does not mean you are alone - try to get membership in a large group like IEEE (practically everyone with some sort of technical/scientific education can join) and buy coverage through them. There are other, non technical, groups out there as well doing the same thing. For example, check out http://personalinsure.about.com/od/health/a/aa042808a.htm

 

[Yannis]

Right to Work on Glenn Beck: Obamacare's Big Labor Giveaways


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[Range Rover]

Quote from bugscoe:






Americans are most likely to say the healthcare law passed earlier this year goes too far (42%), while 29% say it does not go far enough and 20% say it is about right. Those who believe the law goes too far tend to favor repealing it and passing a new bill as opposed to scaling back the existing bill or repealing the law and not passing new legislation in its place.

The Nov. 4-7 USA Today/Gallup poll finds that most Americans are generally dissatisfied with the law — 20% describe it as “about right.” But less than a majority think it goes too far, and 10% favor repealing the legislation and not passing a new bill in its place.

A substantial minority of 29% seem inclined to want to expand on what the current law does, saying it does not go far enough. That includes 46% of Democrats, but also 27% of independents and 12% of Republicans.

Republicans are, not surprisingly, most likely to say the law goes too far. Half of Republicans would like to repeal the legislation and pass a new bill to replace it, while 20% favor repeal without new legislation.

So more people thinks its just right or doesn't go far enough then the 10 % who want it repealed.

If Obama would have fought for the public option it would have been a big winner .Obama only has himself to blame for caving to republicans

 

[Range Rover]

Quote from Vinny1:

I have individual health insurance since I am self-employed. Thanks to healthcare reform, three weeks ago my lifetime maximum was lifted from $2 million to unlimited. I don't know what some people are complaining about, since health insurance was improved. Starting in 2014, health insurance companies will have to start accepting people with pre-existing conditions. So if you are not covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or through an employer's plan, and are a self-employed risk taker with a pre-existing condition, you can now obtain health insurance. That beats being denied health insurance and going bankrupt to pay for your care.

+1

Even though I think it didn't go far enough this is why I support it

 

[Range Rover]

Quote from bugscoe:

I'm self employed and have a pre-existing condition.

I was able to obtain insurance so as far as I'm concerned this is a myth.

This is far from a myth

 

[Lucrum]

Quote from Range Rover:

So more people thinks its just right or doesn't go far enough then the 10 % who want it repealed.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Voters shows that 55% of voters favor repeal of the health care law...

 

[Vinny1]

Quote from bugscoe:

I'm self employed and have a pre-existing condition.

I was able to obtain insurance so as far as I'm concerned this is a myth.

There are 5 states currently that I know of that cannot deny you coverage because of a pre-existing condition...New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont.

What state do you live in?

 

[Range Rover]

Quote from Lucrum:

Rasmussen Reports

Enough said

 

[Range Rover]

Quote from Lucrum:

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Voters shows that 55% of voters favor repeal of the health care law...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap..._YzA5A?docId=79a3157cd1f749eb81fd21081b704924


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AP-GfK Poll: Public backs GOP on taxes, not health
(AP) – 1 day ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — People back Republican tax cut plans but not the GOP campaign to repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, according to a poll suggesting that the Republicans' big Election Day win was not a mandate for the party's legislative wish list.

When it comes to the health care law Obama signed in March, just 39 percent back the GOP effort to repeal it or scale it back. Fifty-eight percent would rather make even more changes in the health care system or leave the measure alone.

The poll underscored deep partisan divides on taxes and health care. About three-quarters of Republicans want extended tax cuts to include the wealthiest, while nearly two-thirds of Democrats want to exclude the wealthy. While 61 percent of Republicans want to repeal Obama's health overhaul, 85 percent of Democrats want to expand it or leave it in place.

Among independents, about half want the tax cuts to include those with the highest incomes. About two-thirds want to preserve Obama's health package or strengthen it.

 

[bugscoe]

Quote from Vinny1:

There are 5 states currently that I know of that cannot deny you coverage because of a pre-existing condition...New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont.

What state do you live in?

MN. And thanks to Obamacare I'll be losing my coverage, being forced into the exchange where I'll be paying even more than I am now.