奥巴马医改对婚姻的隐性惩罚
<p><span word="Childless">Childless</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="nesters">nesters</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="Nona">Nona</span> <span word="Willis">Willis</span> <span word="Aronowitz">Aronowitz</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="divorced">divorced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Monte">Monte</span>'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="July">July</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>!" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="certain">certain</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="casually">casually</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="married">married</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="unhitched">unhitched</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="inevitably">inevitably</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="profoundly">profoundly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="hitched">hitched</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Affordable">Affordable</span> <span word="Care">Care</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="exchanges">exchanges</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Nona">Nona</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="Cassara">Cassara</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="realm">realm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="conundrum">conundrum</span>. <span word="Aged">Aged</span> 29 <span word="and">and</span> 32, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="professions">professions</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wildly">wildly</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scary">scary</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="uninsured">uninsured</span>. <span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="Nona">Nona</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="COBRA">COBRA</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>—"<span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="afford">afford</span>"—<span word="that">that</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="January">January</span> 1, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="outlet">outlet</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="editorial">editorial</span> <span word="team">team</span>; <span word="she">she</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="freelancer">freelancer</span> <span word="since">since</span>. <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="filmmaker">filmmaker</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="freelances">freelances</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="uninsured">uninsured</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="layoff">layoff</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="COBRA">COBRA</span> <span word="too">too</span>.</p>
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