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about not covering prescription drugs, not covering hospitalization, not covering doctor visits, not covering x-rays. it s just been horrendous, and it s been very difficult for people to navigate. the affordable care act is going to change that. you re not going to be able to buy a junk plan anymore. they re against the law. do you think that s a good thing? absolutely, because it s doing for people on the individual market what big, huge human resources departments have been doing for years for people who get insurance through their jobs. so, the employer-provided health care, the people who are negotiating these big, bulk contracts, they also put in minimum standards into those big contracts when you get employer-provided? yes, absolutely. dr. sharma, you re now active in health care provider in maryland that s setting up this exchange, and the other thing besides plans getting canceled is the idea of rates going up. we are hearing any time there is an american out there,
they may actually spend less on their medical bills because they ll have better coverage. does that more or less jive with what you ve found? yes, and the problem is, people don t realize they ve got these subsidies coming to them. if i can do a little ad. yes. consumer reports created an onli online interactive tool. you put in a couple pieces of information, it s anonymous. if you can t find it out right now from healthcare.gov, you can come to our site and find out whether you have one of these subsidies coming to you, or maybe even have your kids be eligible for c.h.i.p., maybe even be eligible for medicaid. right. so, that s because it s a thing that a lot of people are really missing. this is a really important point that not just subsidies in the market, but there is medicaid expansion, there is c.h.i.p., a variety of things people may qualify for if they can make it through the thicket. what s your experience been like, dr. sharma, in maryland so far? i know t
under the affordable care act, you will no longer be permitted to buy a really crappy health insurance policy, just as under financial reform, lots of folks are no longer permitted to buy heinously destructive adjustable rate balloon payment mortgages. joining me now to explain this is nancy metcalf, senior editor at consumer reports, dr. menisha shermana, medical director at evergreen health care, part of a new insurance provider in maryland s health exchange and jonathan coombs, senior editor at the new republic, author of sick: the untold story of america s health care crisis and the people who pay the price. all right, there s two issues floating around. i saw it really explode this weekend. one is people are getting their plans canceled. what is going on? we were all told nothing would change and now things are changing. you sold us a bill of goods, barack obama s a tyrant, i hate you. then the other is, the prices in the exchange. so, i want to take them in
you will no longer be permitted to buy a really crappy health insurance policy, just as under financial reform, lots of folks are no longer permitted to buy heinously destructive adjustable rate balloon payment mortgages. joining me now to explain this is nancy metcalf, senior editor at consumer reports, dr. menisha shermana, medical director at evergreen health care, part of a new insurance provider in maryland s health exchange and jonathan coombs, senior editor at the new republic, author of sick: the untold story of america s health care crisis and the people who pay the price. all right, there s two issues floating around. i saw it really explode this weekend. one is people are getting their plans canceled. what is going on? we were all told nothing would change and now things are changing. you sold us a bill of goods, barack obama s a tyrant, i hate you. then the other is, the prices in the exchange.