remember, one just wanted to kill puppies...
Posted on 12/29/2013 9:03:42 AM PST by John Semmens
The Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) may seem to be anything but affordable to many average Americans. Take a middle class, middle aged couple earning a combined income of $65,000 a year. Under Obamacare, this couple would have to pay $19,400 before receiving a single dollar of benefits from their “bronze plan.” This is a total comprised of a $9,400 annual premium and a $10,000 deductible.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius disputed the contention that “merely because some people are paying more than they previously paid doesn’t make the overall program unaffordable. Many of those signing up are qualifying for subsidies. When we consider both those receiving subsidies and those paying higher premiums to help cover the cost of those subsidies the average outcome is in line with what the President is trying to achieve.”
Confronted with the above example couple, Sebelius pointed out that “even a cost of $19,400 per year is still less than 30% of their annual income. And that’s only if either one of them gets seriously ill. If neither one of them has to see a doctor they’re only out the $9400 insurance premium. That’s less than 15% of their income. So, people can cut their own medical expenses in half if they stay healthy and keep away from doctors. That sounds pretty affordable to me.”
Ironically, prior to the passage of the ACA people could cut their own medical expenses to zero by staying healthy and keeping away from doctors. Consequently, it may be difficult for many people to fully appreciate Sebelius’ contention that the law is a benefit to them.
In related news, despite the Administration’s urging, a distressingly small number of American households spent any time discussing health care insurance over the Christmas holiday. “We had hoped that we could count on people to do this voluntarily,” Sebelius observed. “We may have to look into a more formally structured method of achieving the needed reeducation of the masses.”
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
http://azconservative.org/2013/12/28/detroit-ruins-draw-tourists-to-city/
if you want to revisit the "Best of Semi-News for 2013" you can find them at...
http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/147678-2013-12-28-semi-news-a-satire-of-recent-news-best-of-2013.htm
Obama is putting you satire guys out of business as well.
It's getting very hard to separate the satire from the reality.
“...the needed reeducation of the masses.”
This kind of rhetoric will start a revolt. Keep it up, please. Let’s roll.
It not only makes it “unaffordable”, it makes it abominable...
remember, one just wanted to kill puppies...
Obamacare is designed to fix that.
In spite of all of the medical advances, availability of plentiful food choices, and knowledge about health and sanitation, medical care is bankrupting the nation. What's wrong with this picture?
You should photoshop those two pictures together with your comment.
don't have photoshop, but they do look like twins separated at birth...
The Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare)
In 2014, well..see tagline
Got me again!
Where is the satire part?
Every extra dime p[aid into Obamacare is a dime some small business will not get.
And this man claims he wants to put people to work???
More like he wants to put us all in the poor house.
I missed it too.
ain't that the truth! This used to be a funny site and I'd get taken in. Not any more.
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