I am broke. I need healthcare. My therapist told me to sign up for Medicaid until the industry gets moving and I get my days in to join the union. I told her that would be immoral because I have an advanced degree but that I would use the healthcare exchange and impute myself with a modest salary and pay a fair amount for healthcare.
Turns out you aren’t allowed to apply for healthcare subsidies unless Equifax, a CREDIT REPORTING BUREAU, is satisfied you are who you say you are. Forty five minutes and three phone calls where I gave them all of my most private PPI and I was informed I could not apply for healthcare subsidies because they could not verify my identity. And when I asked what the problem was, I was informed I could not be told “for security purposes.” When I asked how to fix it, I was told to TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
Guess who has Medicaid now? I paid my fucking taxes. I did the socially responsible thing. I don’t need this bullshit from the government. What I need is access to mental healthcare and birth control.
