Posted on 10/02/2013 7:02:45 AM PDT by tobyhill
That amount – $328 per month – is the national average for the mid-tier “silver” premium based on HHS calculations for approved plans in 48 states. The challenge, of course, is that like all of healthcare itself, your mileage will vary.
Both individual and family insurance rates will vary dramatically based on a host of variables. Those variables – age, marital status, geographic location and income – will each have a significant impact on the final monthly amount.
The most difficult single component in the equation is income – which determines the amount of Federal subsidy any given taxpayer will receive toward the purchase of coverage on the individual state run public exchanges.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
Actually, Drudge did tweet this out. Paul J. Watson is an excellent reporter. Who am I going to listen to Fox News--they've gone nearly as progressive as the rest. You have to go to alternative sources, and like you said, be careful. Sift through, take with a grain of salt and, like somebody else said, trust but verify.
Sooner than that, truckers on on the move, despite several attempst by fartbook to stop their organizing— they re-organized again with proxy names and code— smart people:
The people without insurance that this legislative train wreck was set in motion to “help”, still wont buy the cheapest policies even with subsidies.
Why pay anything if they can just go to the ER when they have a cold or need some back pain pills?
There is no way they are going to bay a $4,000 - $6,000 deductible.
Good point. This is a red herring. We ought to be careful about spreading these things. The real numbers are more than sufficient to produce an outcry.
Medicare?? Only way that could happen is if they just turned 65 or became disabled.
Most likely they just got thrown into the Medicaid pool.
“The fine for the first year of no insurance is $95 or 1% of household income, whichever is higher.”
It could be that a higher fine is imposed for preexisting conditions.
We know that once passed, this bill was changed and added to until it’s not the same law at all. We still don’t know what’s in it and there have been so many lies it’s difficult to sort out.
The coverage doesn’t start ‘til January 1. Then you won’t be able to sign up for it until the next open enrollment period. Waiting to enroll until you’re sick will only be a practical tactic if you’re planning to have a slow-developing chronic illness.
Missouri hasn’t expanded their Medicaid to low income. States that have done so will be in for a rude awakening when federal funding tapers off to help pay for the new consumers on the Medicaid wagon.
Medicaid expansion costs unsustainable
The federal government has a long record of not paying bills it has agreed to cover. The offer of “free” federal funds to cover the costs of state Medicaid expansions won’t be any different says U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo.
It’s worth noting that many of the major insurers are putting a “light” version of their regular plans on the exchanges.. a restricted list of doctors and hospitals, and no (or limited) outside plan coverage. So, the folks doing comparisons at the company sites should make sure they’re actually looking at the same plan that’s on the exchange.
For many years, California offered heavily subsidized coverage for the children of the working poor, it was under-subscribed every year. Even twenty bucks a month didn’t beat free.
Guess who's gonna be paying Obamacare tax...?
What a scam.
“The people without insurance that this legislative train wreck was set in motion to “help”, still wont buy the cheapest policies even with subsidies.
Why pay anything if they can just go to the ER when they have a cold or need some back pain pills?
There is no way they are going to pay a $4,000 - $6,000 deductible.”
Correct. And those who are just a bit smarter and more informed than the ER-class “citizens” can just buy a policy when they need REALLY expensive treatments not otherwise available in the ER.
Damn Democrats got that backwards too..
They’ll have to wait until the next open enrollment period to buy a policy.
“Please, please, please refrain from propagating these lies”
Well, the biggest liar is Obama so who knows what to believe! Maybe Jacqui should start there!
heh, (where narcissists pass their gas?)
2085/55000 = 3.791%, which is obviously more than 2.5%. That would be the “whichever is greater”.
oops, looks like the cat is out of the bag.
no pass to see what is in it.
though the register first then see what is available gives obama the “people have signed up” body count propaganda tool.
I don’t think ANYONE knows what we are going to be facing until it happens! Shouldn’t we KNOW EXACTLY what to expect when a new law is passed?! Since NO ONE knows what the law says is the reason we don’t know!
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“With the implementation of Obamacare, my employer’s healthcare coverage is considered a ‘Cadillac’ plan. This means that I will be taxed on the net value of what my employer pays for my insurance plan. This happens to be about $12,000/year. I have been fortunate enough to pay nothing out of pocket for this premium, but it is part of the reason I took my job in the first place. However, now, instead of being taxed on my actual salary of $35,000/year*, I will be taxed on a salary of $47,000/year. Well, guess what? That pushes me into a much higher tax bracket. So, besides paying for my co-pay ($3,000/year) I’m going to have to pay the government more than $4,000 extra per year in taxes. So, where once I was paying $3,000 annually for medical expenses, I’m now going to be paying $7,000, $4,000 of which I will have to pay even if I don’t ever receive another medical service in my life again. Yet, my actual take-home salary will remain $35,000. So, how do you think this math works out for me and my family?”
Read more: http://www.fedupusa.org/2013/10/obamacare-just-gave-me-a-death-sentence/#ixzz2gaWI6lil
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