[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17059]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               OBAMACARE

  (Mr. CARTWRIGHT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to share with you the story of a 
couple from Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, the Zakoses.
  In a one-on-one session last Monday, that is, a week ago Monday, 
Beverly and Bob Zakos of Catasauqua sat as the navigator, Mr. Hartman, 
worked online through their application with them. This time, although 
they had had a prior bad experience, the online connection worked 
``like a charm,'' Hartman said. Once it is finished, the Zakoses will 
get a plan that will be more than $500 a month less expensive than the 
COBRA coverage they had been purchasing for $1,200, even without 
subsidies.
  At 62 years old, Mr. Zakos is hoping that with some adjustments to 
his income and his wife's Medicare, he can qualify for hundreds more a 
month in subsidies. I take that from the Allentown Morning Call.

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