The story did not read that he was denied treatment under Obamacare but that the premium of $800.00 a month was unaffordable.
I’ve got news for him, as much as I loath Obamacare that $800.00 a month for both he and his wife (the article was not clear if it included her) is actually very cheap as far as individual insurance plans go. Especially if it will cover the majority of his cancer treatment costs.
I dropped my private coverage when it increased to $700.00 a month for me alone and that was several years ago. I wonder what he was paying under his previous plan. I have a feeling it may have been one provided through his employment as a pastor so he did not have to pay his full share.
So ... he’s complaining because he wants Obamacare to cover his problem - BUT - he doesn’t want to pay the monthly premium for it?! .... LOL ...
One of the things about Obamacare is that it did not raise prices uniformly. Many people in places with ridiculous costs due to their own states regulations saw only small increases, or in some cases, decreases. What it primarily did was make places where insurance prices were relatively reasonable just as messed up as New York, Connecticut, etc. where the cost of living and the standard wages are much higher.
It’s like suddenly getting charged Manhattan rental prices for everyone...which doesn’t affect the people living in Manhattan already very much, but is devastating for the family living in small-town Virginia earning a moderate wage in a low-cost area...with riders for all the stuff that happens to folks in Manhattan and dropping coverage for things common in rural Virginia.
You are right....that $800 a month must include subsidies. I checked for just Hubby and me....$1300 mnth and a $12k deductible, for the Silver plan.
By the piece, he was already in the hole $50 grand.