Being released from jail...

     After a period of over 10 years, I finally have healthcare insurance again. Healthcare that I can afford, and that will help me stay healthy. When the ACA came about, it pushed me out of the marketplace because I could not take on the extra expense. 

    To afford the ACA, we would have had to spent more on healthcare than we did for our monthly house payment. Living on a semi fixed income, well where was that extra money going to come from? It don't grow on trees...

    Shame on the person that thought up and pushed through the ACA, and then they had the audacity to fine me, because I could not afford the Affordable Care Act. What a crock of shit, for 3 years I paid that penalty because it was cheaper than the ACA. It was added to our tax burden because I was in a group of Americans that were in no man's land. Not poor enough, and or did not earn enough income to pay the premiums.

    Well after applying for and failing in 2021, I have now been able to receive health care through the same government I am disillusioned with. Because of our income level, I can now receive healthcare with incredible features. No monthly premiums, $5 copays, and so far all my prescripts are free, with  $1000.00 max yearly out of pocket, 35 paid chiropractic visits per year, and I don't know what else yet.

    Yesterday, I went to the first doctor visit I've had in over 10 years, and boy howdy I went for the whole tamale. Blood work, EKG, Covid test, meeting with the doctor to set up future tests and to see specialists. She wrote me 4 prescripts that will cost me zero! For over 10 years I've had to buy my prescripts from Canada, since I could not afford US prices, thanks again ACA.

    As I was leaving after my doctor's appointment I felt a new bounce in my step, one that had disappeared sometime ago. I no longer had to worry that if I tripped (I do this a lot, got big feet) and hurt myself, I would not have the healthcare and or money to fix my injury. There was hope again, I could start to lead a more normal life again and not have that dark cloud of "no healthcare" hanging over my head. In a way it feels like I have been released from jail (no, I have never spent time in jail...). Basically I have a new outlook on life, or the light at the end of the tunnel is not an oncoming train.

    Think about how my wife now feels, and what she went through for 10+ years, knowing that we can now afford and get the care that I need, even if I trip over something...

    Even though my plan is paid for by the government, I still have no faith in them to do the right thing. In a way I'm getting back the penalties I was forced to pay, for not being able to afford, "The Affordable Care Act".

    What has kept me and my wife going, was our faith in God and that He would protect us and provide for our needs. Today I am proof positive that He did exactly as He promises.

Wow, thank you Lord...

W