$1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
#31
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Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
I haven't heard of any waivers on treatment just testing. I already know my limits, like many people I have a high deductible/max out of pocket as even worst case scenario it still works out cheaper than paying the premium for 12 months for the plans with co-pays and lower deductibles.
#32
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Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
Sad thing is hospitals are bringing in doctors who aren't normally there to deal with the increased load, so the scenario of "in network hospital, out of network doctor" will probably be more likely than usual and since hospitals will be so full there won't be much of a choice in the matter.
#33
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Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
Best of luck to the insurance companies, tbh. This is yet another industry where the scale of the problem is bound to break the existing model. Because one number that is going to stay bigger than the number of deaths, in the number of people who received treatment and survived.
How many have lost their insurance or will lose their insurance in this pandemic because they lost their job?
#34
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Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
Also, a substantial portion of the people not working now are lower paid service workers who didn't have employment-based insurance in the first place, so it isn't necessarily a change for them. In fact, in most states people earning less than $25 an hour are set to earn more from the expanded unemployment benefits than they would working, so it may actually be easier for them to afford health insurance than it was before, especially with driving, eating out, and entertainment expenses being lower.
Last edited by ss120396; Apr 3rd 2020 at 7:03 pm.
#35
Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
Mine is already showing in my bank account, scheduled to deposit on the 15th.
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Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
Just received mine directly into my bank account. I thought non-resident aliens were excluded? I'm an L1 visa holder.
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Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
Our two kids got theirs today, in their bank accounts. We’ll be waiting for ours, since ours will be a snail-mail check. We are thinking of giving ours to friends, a couple with a baby, who need it more than we do - or alternatively, giving it to food banks in our two nearby towns.
#42
Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
Our two kids got theirs today, in their bank accounts. We’ll be waiting for ours, since ours will be a snail-mail check. We are thinking of giving ours to friends, a couple with a baby, who need it more than we do - or alternatively, giving it to food banks in our two nearby towns.
Last edited by johnwoo; Apr 16th 2020 at 11:18 pm.
#44
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Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
I also received mine on the 16th, came at a time when I needed it so it was wonderful to receive.
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Re: $1200 Payout. Are immigrants eligible?
We have a friend whose mother died last year, about six or eight months ago I believe. On Friday she received a $1,200 check addressed to her mother. And they knew she was dead, because her name had “dec.” after it. Our friend asked her accountant how this happened, and he said it’s a common problem, and the IRS were unable to prevent those checks being sent out to dead people.