{"id":15029,"date":"2016-04-01T11:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/?p=15029"},"modified":"2016-03-28T15:54:38","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T19:54:38","slug":"from-the-febmarch-z-sowing-clover-lets-not-kill-smokers-and-bonus-the-wages-of-slimby-tonya-stiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/01\/from-the-febmarch-z-sowing-clover-lets-not-kill-smokers-and-bonus-the-wages-of-slimby-tonya-stiles\/","title":{"rendered":"(From the Feb\/March Z) Sowing Clover: Let\u2019s Not Kill Smokers, and BONUS: The Wages of Slim\u2026by Tonya Stiles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Despite what had seemed like a fantastic subsidy from the government, their premiums would still amount to nearly $7,000 a year for the cheapest plan. And they would get no co-pay, no co-insurance. They wouldn\u2019t get any help from their insurance at all until they had paid a $12,000 yearly deductible. The next cheapest plan added $3,000 to their yearly cost and barely reduced the deductible at all. To get halfway decent coverage, they would pay over $20,000 a year in premiums.<\/p>\n

I felt awful. Here, I\u2019d been such a cheerleader for the ACA. I had told them so many times how cheaply we got healthcare. That our premiums were low and, even better, our deductibles were reasonable, with minimal co-pays for doctor visits, etc. Affordable Care had treated us well. But, I hadn\u2019t known\u2013thanks to a loophole in the law, and the cigarettes in their hands, our good friends were screwed.<\/p>\n

To read more of Tonya’s story, follow the link below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sowing Clover: Let’s Not Kill Smokers, and BONUS: The Wages of Slim…by Tonya Morton<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n