One man's ObamaCare nightmare

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09/24/one-man-obamacare-nightmare/

by tocomment • 13 years ago

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zedpm• 13 years ago

Way too much missing information in that article, unless you have a very clear agenda and don't want anything to get in the way. Undoubtedly most insurance premiums are going up this year, just like they've been going up since long before Obama was even in the Senate. I remember in 2005 or 2006 my insurance premium went through the roof; I didn't have Obama the punching bag to blame for it, so I attributed the increase to systemic problems in health care and insurance in America. Now that ACA provisions are going to effect, suddenly they're the entire cause of rising premiums.

Now, it's entirely possible that some people's insurance premiums are going up more than they would otherwise have gone up if the ACA hadn't passed. It's also likely the case that a different but acceptable plan is available for less than the new, much higher premium mentioned in this article. My company switched plans this year because our previous plan's premium took off; the new plan is nearly identical save for a slightly higher deductible and quite a bit lower premium.

Further, this family likely qualifies to have some of the cost of their insurance subsidized under ACA; notice that this propaganda piece notes the alleged new cost but doesn't mention any offsetting subsidy available. For a family of 4 with a household income of $55,000, a "silver" plan is available for around $350/month: about what they were paying before. Interesting that the fair and balanced Fox journalist didn't do any legwork to see what the actual cost would be under ACA.

One man's ObamaCare nightmare

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