A story by Boston Herald called "Man without health care continues on the state $ 2G end," paints a picture of a man who can not afford health care - yet he can "t afford health insurance in Massachusetts or the fine state. Nobody denies coverage Michael Merlina or access to health care.
Massachusetts is the only state that requires residents to purchase health insurance or pay a fine. It is considered to be a model of what is to come when the individual mandate of the reform of health care is fully implemented in 2014.
Merlina says that when the individual insurance mandate disease was placed he called the connector to find the most affordable health insurance policy. he was told the plan would cost about $ 800 per month for two.
This cost is too much for Merlina as it is barely making ends meet and his wife is currently unemployed. So, he filed an appeal, but was rejected by the connector for not providing sufficient documentation to his call.
Merlina is one of 2,500 people who appealed the fine this year while only half of the calls will be maintained. Typically, people whose appeals are upheld are widowed, domestic violence or spousal people lost their homes in foreclosures, which doesn "t apply to Merlina.
After being rejected the call, Merlina paid $ 275 in court costs to file complaints and will represent himself. It will be interesting to see how his case is processed.
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