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March 22, 2010

Your health care reform questions answered tomorrow

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"What does the health care bill mean to me," you ask? Well, here on the blog tomorrow at noon, we'll have a live chat where you can ask an expert who's been studying this historic legislation.

Bradley Herring, an assistant professor in health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will be here to answer questions about how health care reform might affect you. You can submit questions beforehand in the comments below.

Posted by Kate Shatzkin at 1:57 PM | | Comments (25)
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I have a 26 year old son who is unemployed w/o healthcare. Will he be able to obtain healthcare and at what cost?

Just curious I live in North Carolina make around $50,000.00 and have a son who is 3 . How will this affect me I currently do not have insurance and can not afford it. Also does this effect the employer any at all?

Thank you for your answer in advance

will seniors on a fixed income under 30K and who already have medicare need to purchase a regular health care policy in addition to their medicare coverage?

Will this reform have any affect on my Military retirement plan?? I currently have Tri-Care prim.

Along the same lines as the first question, but I'm 23 years old and just got bumped off my parents insurance 5 months ago on my birthday. Since this supposedly covers young people until they're 26 under their parents plan, will I be insured retroactively?

what does health care reform do for my family who pays a portion of insurance threw my husbands job which has become very costly to afford

Hi, I am 52 years old and am fortunate enough to have a good job that supplies (with a payroll deduction of $38 every 2 weeks) pretty good health insurance. However, my girlfriend, who has worked hard all her life, has become stricken with vulvar cancer. She has lost her job because she cannot work (too sick and weak), lost her health care and is only being treated through a hospital charity. What will this health reform do for her?

How do the corporations who own and run Medical faucilities feel about the new health care plan. As it is today hospitals absorbs the cost of care for those who can't afford it. Would they not benefit the most from a govt health care program and if so are they going to lower their rates to reflect this savings.

My husband heard that people with Medicare will have to purchase more insurance, and that Medicare will become the secondary provider. Did he hear it wrong?

Why does the struggling Middle
class have to pay time and again with incress taxes and now health care reform. I have
house payments car payments .who will pay for me.
single and alone .what happen to the constatution.how can you make a person buy health ins.?

Will a child 26 years old or younger be able to use their parents health coverage if they are not a dependent on their income taxes and have income from employment?

My husband and I are self-employed and purchase our own high-deductible health insurance. This year I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and our insurance company is spending thousands on us. Is there any provision in the new health reform bill to prevent insurance companies from skyrocketing premiums due to new medical conditions?

I am a single mother, 33, with two young children. I make $21k a year. I do not qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford private insurance. My job does not offer company health insurance. How will this new bill affect me?

I am 61 years old and after my cobra expried, I was able to get an individual policy; however, it's virtually like not having insurance because they have put so many riders on me, and I have a high deductible. Will I qualify for this high risk pool that they are talking about putting in place fairly soon or do I have to have been completely uninsured and been completely uninsured for 6 months before the law comes into effect? Thanks

I have a question about health care reform. I read that health insurance will be required. I live in WV and because of my region vehicle insurance is outrageous. Also my region Southern West Virginia is high in obesity and mortality--will this cause me to pay more for a required insurance. I currently do not have health insurance and I work in the medical field. How can I be required to pay for something that I can not pay for now. I can barely pay my electric bill and buy groceries. Please clarify this for me.

My new individual policy carries an exclusion rider for my thyroid. Nothing having to do with my thyroid is covered. Will this change under the new plan?

My wife and I each have group insurnce provided by our seperate employers. It totals about $400 per month. Under the new plan will we no longer have that payroll deduction to cover the new healthcare insurance plan taken from our paychecks?

I am 58 have no insurance and can not afford it, what will happen to me?

I'm 30, single and have no dependents, and I have no health insurance because I cannot afford it on my income of $30,000. When will I be able to get insurance and how much can I expect to spend?

I have outstanding health care coverage through my employer...am I going to lose it?

Workers that were laid off and is now with out health insurance...with the new health reform will they be entitled to "Free" health benefits including dental and vision?

My health insurance company has shortened my policy renewal date from July 1, 2010 to April 1, 2010. (Apparently to collect on the premium increase sooner). Is that normal or even legal?

My question is why wasn't reform done several decades ago>

My wife has cancer as we speak. I am a retired UPS driver with a 5000.000 dollar life time cap on my ins. I am worried that my wifes illness will exceed this and we will be left for dead. will health care reform help us?
Thanks Bill Adkins
Cody Wyoming

If I don't have an insurance is there a problem?

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