Comments on: Number Of Uninsured Increases In Florida, Tops National Average http://www.northescambia.com/2018/09/number-of-uninsured-increases-in-florida-tops-national-average Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:43:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: FaithinUS http://www.northescambia.com/2018/09/number-of-uninsured-increases-in-florida-tops-national-average/comment-page-1#comment-372984 FaithinUS Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:53:11 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=337308#comment-372984 Just lost my employer-sponsored health insurance along with my job of 7 years, and if not for "ObamaCare", I would not have any coverage at all now--the premiums are more than what the state offers for unemployment benefits for the three months maximum it's available, if not for the tax credits I qualify for now that I'm jobless for the first time in decades. Your beloved Republicans are STILL trying to take my healthcare away thru the lawsuit they've filed in TX that's currently being heard. God help us all if the judge agrees with their cockamamie argument! Just lost my employer-sponsored health insurance along with my job of 7 years, and if not for “ObamaCare”, I would not have any coverage at all now–the premiums are more than what the state offers for unemployment benefits for the three months maximum it’s available, if not for the tax credits I qualify for now that I’m jobless for the first time in decades.
Your beloved Republicans are STILL trying to take my healthcare away thru the lawsuit they’ve filed in TX that’s currently being heard. God help us all if the judge agrees with their cockamamie argument!

]]> By: Rick http://www.northescambia.com/2018/09/number-of-uninsured-increases-in-florida-tops-national-average/comment-page-1#comment-372887 Rick Thu, 13 Sep 2018 23:07:08 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=337308#comment-372887 Way to go Rick Scott. Everybody wants to say it's the Democrats , look at the Republicans now. The average person gets screwed over by these clowns. For all you who say the Republicans help your taxes you are very misguided. The lower income suffer under republicans. I'm talking about the working poor. Most affluent white people always vote for these republican goofballs. I would rather my taxes go to the poor programs than some republican trying to spend 75 million on some tourist committee. This state beaches advertise themselves. Leave it to scott to give away our money Way to go Rick Scott. Everybody wants to say it’s the Democrats , look at the Republicans now. The average person gets screwed over by these clowns. For all you who say the Republicans help your taxes you are very misguided. The lower income suffer under republicans. I’m talking about the working poor. Most affluent white people always vote for these republican goofballs. I would rather my taxes go to the poor programs than some republican trying to spend 75 million on some tourist committee. This state beaches advertise themselves. Leave it to scott to give away our money

]]> By: Denny http://www.northescambia.com/2018/09/number-of-uninsured-increases-in-florida-tops-national-average/comment-page-1#comment-372873 Denny Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:13:14 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=337308#comment-372873 I'd rather folks have Medicaid. They can obtain preventive care instead of more expensive emergency care later, of which expenses are passed on to you and me anyway, in the form of higher premiums and medical bills. Pay like this or pay through taxes. The only alternative is to have people die without medical care, including innocent children. It doesn't bother me to be criticized by people who lack compassion - those who literally believe in "Suffer the little children." The country benefits when everyone is healthier. I’d rather folks have Medicaid. They can obtain preventive care instead of more expensive emergency care later, of which expenses are passed on to you and me anyway, in the form of higher premiums and medical bills. Pay like this or pay through taxes. The only alternative is to have people die without medical care, including innocent children.

It doesn’t bother me to be criticized by people who lack compassion – those who literally believe in “Suffer the little children.” The country benefits when everyone is healthier.

]]> By: Jason http://www.northescambia.com/2018/09/number-of-uninsured-increases-in-florida-tops-national-average/comment-page-1#comment-372843 Jason Thu, 13 Sep 2018 14:29:26 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=337308#comment-372843 Democrats are all about spending that FREE money and a willingness to give away all kinds of entitlements to buy votes. Lets face it, NOTHING IN LIFE IS FREE. Expanding medicaid sounds like a great ideal as a way to provide FREE insurance to those in poverty. But the only way to pay the cost associated with giving FREE insurance is to either lower re-reimbursement costs to hospitals and doctors providing the medical services or to use taxpayer dollars to cover the additional costs. If one elects to use additional taxpayer dollars to cover the allegedly FREE insurance cost, from what other government funded program do you decide doesnt need the millions of dollars it will take to provide expanded medicaid? Several studies have shown that many of those in the 24-34 age bracket have opted to forego insurance and pay the fines mandated by the Affordable Care Act, as these folks dont feel the cost of insurance outweighs the benefits. Paying the fines levied under the ACA is actually cheaper than buying insurance. Only a Democrat believes reaching into my wallet to redistribute my money is an acceptable way to provide FREE benefits to others. If a Democrat wants my vote, they better be preaching how they believe in a smaller, leaner government and lifetime limitations on FREE or subsidized benefits. Charity should begin at home and not from a government handout. Democrats are all about spending that FREE money and a willingness to give away all kinds of entitlements to buy votes. Lets face it, NOTHING IN LIFE IS FREE.

Expanding medicaid sounds like a great ideal as a way to provide FREE insurance to those in poverty. But the only way to pay the cost associated with giving FREE insurance is to either lower re-reimbursement costs to hospitals and doctors providing the medical services or to use taxpayer dollars to cover the additional costs. If one elects to use additional taxpayer dollars to cover the allegedly FREE insurance cost, from what other government funded program do you decide doesnt need the millions of dollars it will take to provide expanded medicaid?

Several studies have shown that many of those in the 24-34 age bracket have opted to forego insurance and pay the fines mandated by the Affordable Care Act, as these folks dont feel the cost of insurance outweighs the benefits. Paying the fines levied under the ACA is actually cheaper than buying insurance.

Only a Democrat believes reaching into my wallet to redistribute my money is an acceptable way to provide FREE benefits to others. If a Democrat wants my vote, they better be preaching how they believe in a smaller, leaner government and lifetime limitations on FREE or subsidized benefits. Charity should begin at home and not from a government handout.

]]> By: Kate http://www.northescambia.com/2018/09/number-of-uninsured-increases-in-florida-tops-national-average/comment-page-1#comment-372829 Kate Thu, 13 Sep 2018 12:49:59 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=337308#comment-372829 Interestingly, they are all republican voting states. SO their lets screw President Obama has backfired and all these states have screwed their citizens, great move. Oh, and thank you governor Scott, red tide, and low rates of insured. Great job, I sure want to see you in Washington. I think if you get there you will learn a lesson, you will follow the republican policy or your out in the cold, you can't be that stupid. Interestingly, they are all republican voting states. SO their lets screw President Obama has backfired and all these states have screwed their citizens, great move.
Oh, and thank you governor Scott, red tide, and low rates of insured. Great job, I sure want to see you in Washington. I think if you get there you will learn a lesson, you will follow the republican policy or your out in the cold, you can’t be that stupid.

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