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How Many Of You Fellow Americans Will Face Repercussions Or Completely Lose Your Medical Insurance With TrumpCare?

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Lakeville, MA

Massachusetts had a medical insurance plan for all of its citizens before the Affordable Care Act became law. However, I do know whether the state will have the funds to reactivate this law if the US Congress passes their replacement for the Affordable Care Act. As I told my sister, Celeste, who I have become a dependent to (no income at all for the last two years), I will not accept her taking on the burden of full price for my medications if anything close to TrumpCare is passed into law… read more

March 22, 2017
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Connie,
Contact Your local Epilepsy Foundation, even the Support Groups in Your area. They have lists that You can contact.

March 27, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I would lose coverage too. MA had the universal coverage before the Affordable Care Act but shifted funding away on the state level once the ACA was made into law. And I doubt with the current governor that it would be reactivated.

May 5, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I would lose my coverage. I have other disabilities besides epilepsy, but epilepsy is the major one and the one that has nearly killed me twice.

May 4, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I have no health insurance. I cannot afford the Obama care, and was looking forward to seeing what trumps plan would look like.
I NEED insurance, but I also need to be able to eat.

March 27, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

right now I am on SSD and on something called long-term community care
it gives me Medicaid to go along with my medicare I also with both parts A AND D
have someone who comes into my appt. 5 days a week to help me out

March 24, 2017

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