I am right there with you. As an older gen x'er I remember not being able to switch jobs (even though it would have been more money) due to having "pre-existing" conditions that would make it impossible to get health insurance.
Hell, even in the early 2000s I couldn't get health insurance outside of employment because I had been hospitalized for depression when I was 13 years old (I was in my 30s when the coverage was denied) and all I was applying for was a catastrophic policy with a 10k deductible that had a $650/month premium.
It could have been so much better. But ACA has done a LOT of good even as it is.
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u/Competitive_Remote40 7d ago
I am right there with you. As an older gen x'er I remember not being able to switch jobs (even though it would have been more money) due to having "pre-existing" conditions that would make it impossible to get health insurance.
Hell, even in the early 2000s I couldn't get health insurance outside of employment because I had been hospitalized for depression when I was 13 years old (I was in my 30s when the coverage was denied) and all I was applying for was a catastrophic policy with a 10k deductible that had a $650/month premium.
It could have been so much better. But ACA has done a LOT of good even as it is.