How The Latest HIV Scare In The Porn Industry Highlights The Benefits Of Obamacare

It’s true that Bay is looking at much worse employment prospects now that she is HIV positive. Given the industry’s open resistance to using protection on-set, it’s likely she won’t find as many employers willing to take her on.

This highlights a flaw in employer-based insurance programs, which leave people at the mercy of their employers when it comes to adequate health coverage. Bay will now have to worry about bouncing between insurers and finding the best, most affordable care.

But, thanks to Obamacare, she doesn’t have to go entirely without coverage. Bay will qualify for the new health care marketplaces and, since the law stipulates that she cannot be denied coverage for a pre-existing condition, she’ll also be able to get coverage from whoever her next employer may be. Plus, the health law provides a lot of new benefits for people with her condition. She will have no lifetime limits on her care, and, should she struggle to find work and fall on hard times, she could be one of the nearly half of HIV-positive people who get covered through the newly-expanded Medicaid program.

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