Second Presidential Debate

[epchick]

So I have a question. My mom & her teacher friends were talking about Obama's health care plan yesterday, and one of them made the comment about how Obama's gonna tax people who can't afford health care.

I check on his website and it says that children HAVE to be covered, but it doesn't say anything about what would happen if you can't get the health coverage for your children.

Does anyone know about it?

[ajuhdg]

Originally Posted by epchick

So I have a question. My mom & her teacher friends were talking about Obama's health care plan yesterday, and one of them made the comment about how Obama's gonna tax people who can't afford health care.

I check on his website and it says that children HAVE to be covered, but it doesn't say anything about what would happen if you can't get the health coverage for your children.

Does anyone know about it?

Does EVERY state have plans for children? I live in NY and there are plans specifically for children who's parents don't have group insurance.

As someone in the medical field, AOIIAngel (or anyone else) how do you see a government funded health care system affecting your field? Talking with my OB/GYN the other day, that was his biggest reason for NOT supporting Obama. I would hope that nobody chose one or the other based on taxes, I don't think ANYONE wants to pay more! LOL!

[epchick]

Originally Posted by ajuhdg

Does EVERY state have plans for children? I live in NY and there are plans specifically for children who's parents don't have group insurance.

As someone in the medical field, AOIIAngel (or anyone else) how do you see a government funded health care system affecting your field? Talking with my OB/GYN the other day, that was his biggest reason for NOT supporting Obama. I would hope that nobody chose one or the other based on taxes, I don't think ANYONE wants to pay more! LOL!

I know that there is like Medicaid and CHIP, but from what I understand you have to have a certain income level. If you go above that, then you become ineligible.

ETA: That has happened to my aunt before. My uncle is the sole provider for the family (2 adults and 3 kids, one being disabled), and he works for Denny's. My aunt tried to go back to work---for Walmart, and she was told that they couldn't be on the health care plan anymore because now they made too much money. So she stopped working so that the kids could stay on Medicaid/Medicare (whichever one is for the kids). Disability also is reduced for her youngest (who's legally deaf) when my uncle gets a higher paycheck than he should (like if he works overtime).

[AGDee]

http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/Obama...lthcareFAQ.pdf

That has the answers to the questions you're posing. It does say that both SCHIP and Medicaid would be extended to cover more families and working people.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by epchick

I know that there is like Medicaid and CHIP, but from what I understand you have to have a certain income level. If you go above that, then you become ineligible.

ETA: That has happened to my aunt before. My uncle is the sole provider for the family (2 adults and 3 kids, one being disabled), and he works for Denny's. My aunt tried to go back to work---for Walmart, and she was told that they couldn't be on the health care plan anymore because now they made too much money. So she stopped working so that the kids could stay on Medicaid/Medicare (whichever one is for the kids). Disability also is reduced for her youngest (who's legally deaf) when my uncle gets a higher paycheck than he should (like if he works overtime).

If your uncle works full time for Denny's, can't they be covered on your uncle's plan which wouldn't be tied to family income?

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by ajuhdg

Just got back from the dentist, who have me some hope.

Originally Posted by ajuhdg

Talking with my OB/GYN the other day

I can't wait to hear what your opthamologist has to say about all this!

*crossing fingers for the jackpot, maybe a podiatrist appointment in the next few weeks*

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by ajuhdg

I would hope that nobody chose one or the other based on taxes, I don't think ANYONE wants to pay more! LOL!

You'd be surprised. That is the main reason why other partner's in my group say they aren't voting for Obama. We're split about 50/50. In some areas, physicians are overwhelmingly Republican because of taxes and threatened socialized medicine. One thing I like to point out, though, is that the Republicans were the ones throwing physicians under the bus this past fall when they refused to pass a Medicare fix that would cut reimbursements to physicians by 10% (Medicare already has pretty crummy reimbursements that insurance companies use as a source to fix the prices they are willing to pay as well.) Finally, the Democrats came to the rescue at the urging of none other than Ted Kennedy!