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‘I Just Instantly Burst Into Tears’: Uninsured Florida Woman Gets $3.19 Obamacare Policy!by Howard Crane |
60
year-old JoAnn Smith made waves today as the newest Obamacare success
story. Smith expressed her overwhelmingly gracious emotions to NBC News
after she successfully enrolled yesterday for a health insurance plan
that will cost her just $3.19 a month through an Affordable Care Act
exchange. Smith, who has been uninsured for years since her employer
does not currently offer coverage, described her new plan as "totally mind-blowing."
Smith said of the company's decision to forgo insurance for their employees,
"They took a vote at the company and people wanted more money in their pockets."
Now,
with her new extremely inexpensive Obamacare policy, Smith will be able
to cover other family members like her 56-year old husband.
There
is no doubt that the Republicans wishing for Obamacare to fail will
certainly shudder at the site of this awesome success story. To be fair,
Smith had previously attempted to sign up for health insurance, but
Obamacare's rough start with website glitches had prevented her from
successfully enrolling. But now with the functioning website, Smith
stated that the Obamacare's sign-up process is now working swimmingly
and her application "took seconds to complete" according to NBC. Smith
now only has to confirm payment with her new insurer. She is so
overwhelmed by the amazing experience that she half-jokingly said:
"I am kind of afraid to call them because I feel like it's a trick. I am afraid I will call and they will say 'JoAnn who?'"
According
to NBC, federal health officials say they'll report sometime in
mid-December on how many people were able to sign up for health
insurance in November. But it is safe to say that if people are having
the same experience as JoAnna Smith, those numbers will be way above the
current estimation.
h/t: Daily Kos
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