Does your state have a health-exchange?

[ellenrr]

Mine (NJ) doesn't cuz the bloated governor nixed it.

I'm for universal health care and find the ACA flawed.
Neverthless I am FURIOUS that right-wing opponents to ACA are keeping the 'navigators' (people who help people thru the complicated act) out.
They refuse them space in health care buildings, where they were going to be place.

How dare they.

[sandyshoes17]

1. Same here

I don't like everything about the ACA, but I'm in nj also and need insurance.

[ellenrr]

8. are you familiar with "familycare"?

http://www.njfamilycare.org/

I don't know anything about it, but it might be worth investigating. It used to be only for children, but when I went to get the URL, I saw this:

"Beginning January 2014, NJ FamilyCare - New Jersey's publicly funded health insurance program - will include CHIP, Medicaid and Medicaid expansion populations. That means qualified NJ residents of any age may be eligible for free or low cost health insurance that covers doctor visits, prescriptions, vision, dental care, mental health and substance use services and even hospitalization."

[mucifer]

2. We are pretty lucky here in Illinois. We REALLY need the medicaid expansion dollars

The state is always wayyyy behind in making medicaid payments. I work for a non profit hospice and getting paid by the state is a huge deal. Illinois has been irresponsible for years and years about money. They jumped at the chance to get the federal dollars.

So for the people looking to get insurance, Illinois is a good place to be.

[rurallib]

3. Iowa - we have the federal government doing the exchange

and our guv - Terry Branstad - came up with some ridiculous variation on medicaid that will cost us much more and cover many less.
But it is something better than nothing. With any luck we can shove his ass out and go with the federal medicaid program in two years

[LiberalElite]

4. Yes -

http://info.nystateofhealth.ny.gov/WhatIsNYSOH

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Yes (Minnesota). Supposedly the premiums are the lowest in the US, so far.

http://www.mnsure.com/

[kairos12]

6. Arizona, of course not. We have the fed site.

[Lindakimy]

7. Are you kidding?

My state outlawed it! If you do anything to implement the health care law you are breaking state law. How backward can you get?