Insured

A blog post by Adam. On January 1st the Affordable Care Act became the law of the land and although Melissa and I are abroad we became insured in the United States. Yes, that's right, we got onto Medicaid. I'm not sure if Medicaid expansion was intended for people with two master's degrees, or for people who quit their jobs to travel abroad, but it doesn't matter because based on our income (which is all that really matters) we qualify.

Incredibly, because we opted to have Group Health as our provider I get to keep my same primary care doctor and nothing really changes for me accept that I no longer have premiums, co-pays, or co-insurance. President Obama has been far from perfect, but at least today (and probably each time I have to see the doctor after returning to the U.S.) I have to thank him for doing what no other president before him was able to do. Happy New Year and Thank You Barack Obama.

Another happy Medicaid recipient (with his Provider One. Card as proof).