Posted on 10/03/2013 7:06:00 PM PDT by markomalley
American media outlets were finally able to track down a mythical creature — a person who actually signed up for the Obamacare exchanges online.
But that person, Chad Henderson, admitted to the Washington Post that the premium for the plan he enrolled in was $175. Ouch! Wasn’t Obamacare supposed to lower premiums?
Henderson’s going to pay a $175 premium and he won’t even receive vision or dental insurance. He has contacts, so not having vision insurance is kind of a bum deal.
Henderson, as far as we know a healthy, 21-year-old college student at Chattanooga State Community College who lives in Flintstone, Ga., and works part-time at a day-care center, did not qualify for tax credits to purchase insurance, according to the Post.
Without Obamacare, Henderson could have received health insurance for as little as $44.72 on eHealthInsurance.com, according to Michael F. Cannon of the Cato Institute.
“I can’t yet say whether Chad’s $175 premium is the lowest-cost plan available to him through the Obamacare Exchange,” Cannon said. “[I’m in the process of researching that, and it’ll probably take a few hours.] But it’s probably close.”
Thanks to Obamacare’s community-rating price controls that take effect in 2014, Henderson’s cheapest plan option on eHealthInsurance jumped up to $190.23.
“So it appears that Obamacare quadrupled Chad’s premiums, and Enroll America thinks this is a success story,” Cannon said.
One of the main reasons health insurance prices are going up under Obamacare is because of the one-size-fits-all insurance plans required by the health care law.
During a congressional hearing in August, Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., asked Marilyn Tavenner of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services whether President Obama's promise that “if you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan” was true.
“It is true,” Tavenner said, but added that it was true “under the assumption that your insurance is ‘true’ insurance that provides coverage.”
Tavenner claimed that insurance that was not “true” was insurance that didn’t include coverage for things like hospitalization or cancer treatment.
My niece is a new nurse here in CA and is calling Obamacare a disaster. All her friends are having their old insurance stop and all the new ones cost 200% more.
Back in the 60s when I was that age, nobody gave a rip about “heath insurance”.
I’m speculating the epidemic (never mentioned in the MSM) of expensive and difficult to cure STDs is why the healthcare meme resonates with young folks now.
If this kid thinks that money is going to be spent on his healthcare he’s an idiot.
What I want to know, which nobody in Washington is explaining right now, is the IRS going to snatch money out of my bank account if I don’t sign up for the Obamacare clusterf*ck?
I run a small, very small business and I have a part time assistant. She is also a full time student and mother of two. Her kids are covered under our state’s plan so she has gone without health insurance for 8 years. She uses a free clinic occasionally and when she is sick, pays her doctor and pharmacist... yes, just pays them. She is worried that her free clinic will shut down and is thinking she may have to get Obamacare. She’s thinking that she’s better off just paying the fine. I’m telling her that she can sign up anytime, i.e., if her clinic shuts down. Does that sound like good advice? p.s., she really hates the O.
Who did he vote for? It means a lot.
Hmmm... I have a letter here that says that vision and dental coverage are now mandatory.
I've seen a few stories indicating obamacare won't cover some cancer treatments -- so it's not "true" insurance and will be forbidden?
You already know the answer to that question...
Well, you’ll have to ask a Democrat in Washington because NO Republicans Voted for Obamacare.
You’ll get a saner response asking your Dog. Just saying.
Already got our bill today from Kaiser(My sister, Mom, and I are all Kaiser members) my Mom’s bill per month jumped 80 bucks, while mine went up 50 and my sister the same amount..gee and according to the media that never lies we were told repeatedly that Obamacare LOWERED costs..could it be..that they LIED..nah can’t be
It will hit the young people when they turn 28 and have to get off the parents’ health plan. Then they’ll realize they’re paying a potential car payment every month into manadatory health ins.
The premiums only part of the story. If a person selects a low cost plan the deductibles are enormous, typically in the thousands. And if you want a low deductible, then you will need to pay more in premiums and co-pays.
In all likelihood, people on exchanges with high deductibles and co-pays will be paying up front with their own money at the time of service at clinics and hospitals. It is simply too expensive for hospitals and clinics to pursue collection on lower income people that are expected to sign up for the exchange. The people on exchanges will also find limited provider networks which will force many to seek care care at out of network clinics for cash.
Of course, a lot of people on the exchanges will end up in the ER and rack up the bills.
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3x the premium, so he can subsidize others like a good comrade should!
//commie mode off
It turns out Henderson’s knowledge of OFA (Organizing For Action) was not the result of his astuteness or political acumen. According to his LinkedIn profile, he is a current OFA volunteer. Maybe those many media outlets who spoke with him will make note of this seemingly relevant fact.
and the yearly deductible is....
above the median avg heatcare costs per year for his age bracket.
meaning he’ll pay for it monthly... then when the time comes, he’ll pay for it entirely out of pocket
thx 0bama
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