Are you kidding? Starting at 60, since Obama's 'affordable' health care, it has been nothing close to affordable. As an educator in the highest poverty areas in Detroit, with the advent of what are called charter schools, that which I have had to pay has risen appreciably. I hardly think what began as $360.00 twice monthly and rose to $500.00 twice monthly, can be considered affordable by anyone's standards. Then while working for contract companies, at a lower rate I might add, the matching rate was $1,040.00 out of pocket for my age range, I was forced to switch to private health care coverage at $850.00 a month. Actually what I saw coming 20 years ago has finally happened, they are raising health care costs for we 'Post War Baby Boomers' who contributed the most to this country because we are now seen as a drain on this country. It is happening in EVERY profession as well as I have experienced it for speech pathologists like myself while jobs are being given to younger people on whose certifications the ink is barely hardly dry, because they are paid less than what I would be paid for thirty plus years of experience. Quasi associations suddenly mandate certifications which were not mandated ten years ago to drive we professionals (occupational therapists, physical therapists and so forth) out of a profession we had practiced for twenty-five years at the time of "new" mandates. Even pharmacists are being replaced by people who can hardly speak English to cut costs. This in my belief comes from programs such as the alleged "affordable" health care act because believe me the money has to come from somewhere.

Are you kidding? Starting at 60, since Obama's 'affordable' health care, it has been nothing close to affordable. As an educator in the highest poverty areas in Detroit, with the advent of what are called charter schools, that which I have had to pay has risen appreciably. I hardly think what began as $360.00 twice monthly and rose to $500.00 twice monthly, can be considered affordable by anyone's standards. Then while working for contract companies, at a lower rate I might add, the matching rate was $1,040.00 out of pocket for my age range, I was forced to switch to private health care coverage at $850.00 a month. Actually what I saw coming 20 years ago has finally happened, they are raising health care costs for we 'Post War Baby Boomers' who contributed the most to this country because we are now seen as a drain on this country. It is happening in EVERY profession as well as I have experienced it for speech pathologists like myself while jobs are being given to younger people on whose certifications the ink is barely hardly dry, because they are paid less than what I would be paid for thirty plus years of experience. Quasi associations suddenly mandate certifications which were not mandated ten years ago to drive we professionals (occupational therapists, physical therapists and so forth) out of a profession we had practiced for twenty-five years at the time of "new" mandates. Even pharmacists are being replaced by people who can hardly speak English to cut costs. This in my belief comes from programs such as the alleged "affordable" health care act because believe me the money has to come from somewhere.

Expect changes but not a complete shutdown of the program. It’s too advanced at this point and there are millions of americans already using and dependent on this coverage.

God I hope not. Minimum wage doesn’t look like it going to happen anytime soon but we need that extra health insurance coverage protection. I just renewed my plan for next year and I’m counting on it if all the work I’m able to find is via temp agencies.

I know repealing the program all together was a key talking point during the campaign but i haven’t read or heard about any final decisions the new presidency is heading in that direction. Everyone is freaking out with good reason but we all need to calm down and await for more detailed information.