My ACA experience

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Monday February 17, 2014 · 4:25 AM PST

2014/02/17 · 04:25

First, a little background. In May 2013 I relocated to a state which has not expanded Medicaid coverage, and where able-bodied adults are not eligible for Medicaid coverage.

I've been working part-time at a hospital since mid-June, and was therefore not eligible for health insurance coverage per the hospital's policy. Hospital policy does not cover employees until they are regularly scheduled for an average of 36 hours/week or more. So while I worked in health care at a hospital, I had no health insurance coverage through my employer, the hospital.

I'm lucky, though. I make slightly more than poverty-level wages, so even though Medicaid has not expanded in this state, I'm able to obtain coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

More on this story, below the orange squiggle.

AnnCetera

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Saturday September 21, 2013 · 7:53 PM PDT

2013/09/21 · 19:53

(Disclaimer: I work at a small town hospital, in outpatient registration, in the Great Plains. Anything I write here is personal opinion, and is not representative of my employer or my employer's policies.)

On Friday, I was working my 9 hour shift at the hospital. I work hard not to discuss items of personal interest with patients; normally, my small talk tends toward weather.

But as a patient was checking in, he decided to make small talk of a different nature.

"So, what do think about this Affordable Care Act that's coming? Seems like it's going to change some things."

AnnCetera

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Wednesday December 09, 2009 · 9:29 AM PST

2009/12/09 · 09:29

I'm surprised I haven't seen this mentioned on DailyKos anywhere yet.

AnnCetera

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Thursday April 23, 2009 · 7:09 PM PDT

2009/04/23 · 19:09

Less than 10 days into my new employment, I've joined the union at work. We have about 214,000 active members. I've never had the opportunity to join a union in any of my previous employment (more than 20 years). I consider the small deduction from my paycheck to be a valuable investment.

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Unions are...

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Unions are...

A key component toward restoring a middle class in America

53 votes

Mostly useless

7 votes

Your friend, against management abuse

6 votes

A waste of money

1 vote

More useful than many managers

0 votes

Not as cute as pooties or woozles

2 votes

Behind many benefits & standards taken for granted (40 hr week, paid time off, etc.)

21 votes

I'm not sure

1 vote

Pie

1 vote

Hallelujiah!

1 vote

Generic expletive!

1 vote

Are the pundits waking up?

AnnCetera

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Sunday November 30, 2008 · 8:49 AM PST

2008/11/30 · 08:49

Finally?

Maureen Dowd's article in the New York Times today is an eye-opener. Did the pundits all think they were immune to outsourcing? Did they really think their input was so invaluable that they'd forever command little bully pulpits at handsome wages?

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Overall, most pundits are...

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Overall, most pundits are...

Waking up

1 vote

Asleep at the wheel

7 votes

Oblivious, except as concerns their own paycheck

31 votes

Clueless

7 votes

Stupid

4 votes

Clever, witty, and insightful

1 vote

Inclined to think of themselves as clever, witty, and insightful

26 votes

As clever, witty, and insightful as the President

10 votes

About as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle

32 votes

Pie

4 votes

Irony, thy name is Citi

AnnCetera

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Monday November 24, 2008 · 2:28 PM PST

2008/11/24 · 14:28

It's been no great secret that I was laid off several months ago, and I've been looking for full-time paid work since then. I've been receiving unemployment benefits from the state of Kansas. Until now, I had the option of receiving my benefits via state-issued check, or by prepaid debit card.

AnnCetera

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Wednesday November 19, 2008 · 1:15 PM PST

2008/11/19 · 13:15

My friend Mary is a former co-worker, who was laid off at the same time I was laid off, from our former employer.

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What kinds of jobs does America need?

Cashiers

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Janitors

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Scientists

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Engineers

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Manufacturing

7 votes

Service

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Teachers & professors

1 vote

Techology

1 vote

Labor & construction

0 votes

Farmers

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Trades, such as electricians & plumbers

0 votes

Medical, such as doctors, nurses, dentists, etc.

0 votes

None of the above

0 votes

All of the above

50 votes

3.14159265 (approx.)

8 votes

Bush Violates Constitution - AGAIN

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Friday September 12, 2008 · 9:19 AM PDT

2008/09/12 · 09:19

I can think of no clearer act than this, to illustrate that George W. Bush is brazenly violating the principles of the Constitution of the United States. In my opinion, this ranks right up there with suspension of habeas corpus; it might even be worse.

It appears that George W. Bush wants to single-handedly usurp Congress' power of the purse, power to approve treaties or Congressional-executive agreements, and our nation's sovereign authority over our own military men and women.

No, I'm not kidding.

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A president with unlimited power is?

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A president with unlimited power is?

A king

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A dictator

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A manipulative weasel

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Impeachable, maybe - by a different Congress

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All of the above

33 votes

"There's good change, and then there's McCain change."

AnnCetera

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Thursday September 11, 2008 · 11:42 AM PDT

2008/09/11 · 11:42

Framing! This one lets Obama own the "change" theme, while implying that McCain's version of "change" is bad. I think this particular frame, properly used, could be as effective as Reagan saying, "There you go again."

AnnCetera

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Tuesday August 26, 2008 · 9:18 AM PDT

2008/08/26 · 09:18

A quick summary of the Obama town hall meeting held at 11:15 CDST at the American Airlines maintenance facility in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Wednesday July 30, 2008 · 2:49 PM PDT

2008/07/30 · 14:49

Quick summary of question-and-answer segment of the Obama Town Hall meeting in Rolla, Missouri at 3:00 pm Central DST.

AnnCetera

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Thursday July 03, 2008 · 5:32 PM PDT

2008/07/03 · 17:32

I'm tired of reading about FISA, and Rush Limbaugh, and the media endlessly parroting whatever lines Rove & accomplices provide. It makes me weary to read about purity, or lack thereof. I'm getting to be Madeline Kahn grade tired...

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Pooties are...

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Cute

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Adorable

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Allergen generators supreme

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Death incarnate to mice & small birds

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Entertaining

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Annoying

3 votes

Not quite like woozles, but still appreciated

6 votes

Chaos generators

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All of the above

63 votes

None of the above

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