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My partner and I both just got new jobs after a long period of unemployment. Neither of our new employers offer subsidized health insurance. We both have chronic conditions for which we need regular access to medication. The financial cliff we will both go over going from Medicaid to paying for health insurance via Covered California, and likely paying higher prices for medication in addition to astronomically high (and increasing!) monthly premiums, is going to eat a huge percentage of our increased incomes.

I have no idea who is supposed to benefit from this system, other than the private health insurance companies.