After struggling with the ACA website and resisting the urge to punch my computer screen for almost two months, I finally got my account to work again and sign up for my new health and dental insurance. I apparently qualified for a tax credit and my monthly premiums won't be as hair-ripping terrible as I psyched myself into thinking. Yes, it's still money I will have to spend. Yes, the tax credit came from somewhere, likely mine and yours' pockets, so there ya go. Just because I'm liberal, doesn't mean I'm stupid.
I know there is no such thing as a free lunch and I feel it more than ever as a part-time employee in this economy. I am very fortunate to have not only qualified for the tax credit, but also to be able to keep all my doctors ('cause they're all awesome as hell) and still be able to take the necessary medicines for my conditions. I value my physical and mental health very much and this helps me realize that not only can I do it, but others can so too. It's another way I show myself that I love myself and it is worth all the time and money to invest in my health.
We all have different operating systems, imperfect bodies. Let's take the best care that we can.
If you are trying to get insurance, keep plugging away. You'll get in the site soon. Never hurts to ask for help too. The 1-800 number yielded better results for me.
And for those who didn't want the ACA to be a functional thing (?), let alone exist... I really don't know what to tell y'all. Really, I don't. No sarcasm or passive-aggressiveness, I promise. And if it helps, I find the mandate to be unnecessary. Wouldn't having no insurance in and of itself be a big enough consequence?
The abridged version of this entry: I got a huge and heavy weight off my back in time for the new year.
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