Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Hound Date:   3/26/2017 9:26:55 PM

No, the government does not subsidize my insurance as a retiree.  The benefit I get is that I get to stay in the group and the volume of participants is so large, it gets the group a favorable rate.  Active employees of the government have some of their health care costs paid for by the government, at least as of this moment. 

I talk to a lot of people that don't work for the government.  I've been extremely interested in how Obamacare works, how much it costs, and how the coverage is.  Everyone I have talked to that went through exchange says that while they can afford the premiums, the deductibles are ridiculous - so it is about the same as not having insurance.