Employer mandate of Affordable Care Act suspended until 2015

[The Dude]

[Professor]

[Professor]

[John Galt]

future presidents: don't like the laws congress passed? don't like obamacare anymore? just don't enforce it, it's all cool

[Professor]

[Ben Huh]

If it is determined that the executive can decide whether or not to enforce certain parts of law for political reasons, then we have a precedent on our hands that I don't think anyone wants.

IMO the entire bill should be pushed back until 2015 at a minimum.

[Professor]

[Homer]

[Mr.Bill]

Here in NY an ex-co-worker of mine just retired on July 1st at 55 Years Old. He told me if he had to get private HI NOT through his employer for him, his wife and his son, for full coverage he was quoted $1,300 a month..... Of course that is the family plan.. But for full coverage, an individual plan would be at least $500-$600.. Not an option for someone on a fixed income like SS or a pension where the person is only getting $1,300-$1,600 a month or so. Fortunately for him him, like me, he can still get his family plan HI through his employer for about $300 a month.

And that's for a 55 YO... Prices for a individual HI for a 65 YO would be in the $1,000 at least, so only a hand full of people would be able to afford it.

Saying the private HI companies would be mandated by law to offer HI to everyone over 65 YO is a pointless statement when they would be pricing their HI out of reach for a majority of 65 YO..

[Winchester]

I can't even imagine retiring at 55. Anywho health insurance cost is the single biggest issue stopping the teachers from retiring before medicare eligibility in our school districts.