Obamacare, and Restrictions for Immigrants, Have Treated This Son of a Military Man Terrible Story
This is truly pathetic in how my Government has let me down, the son of a military man. I was born in Germany in 1956 where my father was stationed and came to the U.S. when I was one year old. Unfortunately the German Consulant no longer keeps records of births and the State Department apparently can’t find mine either. I was kicked off Obamacare in 2014 because they said I wasn’t a U.S. Citizen. The same thing has happened again except now I have the option to pay full price for insurance at over $600 a month. No subsidies. I earn just $800 and have epilepsy. I can’t afford the full price and now will be hit with a penalty of 2 percent of my income. I have a letter from Social Security stating I am a U.S. Citizen but they won’t accept it as proof. Thanks Obamacare for nothing.
Even if German birth records are lost, wouldn’t the United States have record of when you became a naturalized citizen? As a citizen, you have a Social Security Card, right? Sounds like these problems, although annoying, are resolvable.
Is the 2% of your income penalty ($192) used for payment of the Affordable Healthcare Insurance that you would obtain in lieu of purchasing privately?
Your predicament is unfortunate, but does not seem hopeless….keep working on it.
It does sound like a pain and it is truly unfortunate you are unable to obtain insurance. However, you shouldn’t be hit with a penalty if a) they think you aren’t a citizen, and b) if the cost of insurance is over something like 8% of your income which it sounds like it would be.
Meanwhile, there must be a way to straighten out the citizenship claim.
Wouldn’t the military have a record of your birth? There is a full list of the types of documents you could provide. Here’s the link https://www.healthcare.gov/help/how-do-i-resolve-an-inconsistency/
If you don’t make enough to file taxes you will not pay any fines. You can always appeal or file for an exemption(insurance was dropped). Here’s the link: https://www.healthcare.gov/fees-exemptions/exemptions-from-the-fee/
ObamaCare costs for the Medicaid expansion and the taxpayer subsidized exchanges will rise from about $35 billion last year, to $77 billion this fiscal year, and to an expected $116 billion in 2016. So in three years ObamaCare outlays will have tripled. Only in Washington would this be considered controlling costs.by Forbes
Controlling costs is a concept that applies to the healthcare sector as a whole, it’s not something that applies directly to premiums in all regions immediately (without cost assistance). Health insurance is a complex and nuanced web of factors.