They're smiling because they're going to get affordable insurance.
Sen. Ted Cruz spent an inordinate amount of effort during his
waste-of-time non-filibuster talking about that
mythical single mom working in a diner who will be crushed under the weight of actually having health insurance. Well, here's a real young woman, working in a restaurant, and
her reaction to Obamacare.
Like most COBRA participants Jessica Stephens, a 29-year-old Chicagoan, pays the full cost of insurance sponsored by her former employer—$518 a month. Most employers include a 2 percent administrative fee.
Stephens, who now makes about $25,000 working as a cook at a restaurant that doesn’t offer insurance, says she took a part-time job to pay her COBRA bill. She’s likely to qualify for exchange tax credits that would allow her to buy a policy starting in January for less than $200 a month.
“That’s wonderful. I would definitely take the exchange” once it becomes available, she said. “I thought I could squeeze by financially doing COBRA, but the last nine months have told me that’s not possible.”
Hear that, Ted? Obamacare will be "wonderful," according to this young restaurant worker. That's what
real Americans think, as opposed to the
tiny sliver of America that stands with you.
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