Main Menu
Pinning Hopes on Promises
Georgia residents Liz Johnson and Robert Irby have diabetes and no health insurance. They had health insurance in the past . . . a high deductible plan with BCBSGA but they dropped it when the premium increased.
Johnson and Irby will be eligible for the state Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, created for ‘’high risk’’ individuals like themselves. More than 1,000 Georgians with health conditions belong to this new health plan. The couple must be uninsured for six months before joining PCIP.
Johnson says she has looked into the PCIP and says, “It might be cheaper than what we had.’’
In addition, beginning in 2014, health plans will be barred from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, and also won’t be able to charge them discriminatory premiums. And people with health problems and individual policies will be able to access private coverage through an insurance exchange, which should lower premiums for many consumers buying on their own
They are in fact eligible for PCIP. The premiums for the Standard option is $470 each.
Instead of signing up for PCIP they are "hoping nothing goes wrong".
PCIP is one area of Obamacare that actually works . . . as long as you sign up for it. Otherwise you live with the hope that your health won't change.
Original content copyright © InsureBlog
This information is solely for informational and educational purposes only. The publication of this information does not constitute the practice of medicine, family planning, child psychology, marriage counseling and this information does not replace the advice of your physician or other health care or mental health care provider. Neither the owners or employees of NaturalFamilyOnline.com or the author(s) of site content take responsibility for any possible consequences from any treatment, procedure, exercise, dietary modification, application of medication or any other action involving the care of yourself or any family members which results from reading this site. It is always best to speak with your primary health care provider before engaging in any form of self treatment. Additional information contained in our Legal Statement
Poll
What does your weekly dinner look like?
The whole family dines together at home
63%
The whole family dines together at a restaurant
1%
Parents and children eat separately
4%
Whoever is around eats together
21%
Every family member for themselves!
11%
Total votes: 5755