[PROCON]

Whoa!......completely "Unexpected!"

[rockinqsranch]

“....and experts tell the publication this could set a troubling precedent for the industry.”

I thought ACA did that.

[MUDDOG]

The bronze plan premium determines the maximum Obamacare penalty.

(i.e., the perecnt-of-income penalty is capped at the cost of a bronze plan.)

[grania]

Does this mean that people who choose not to be totally dependent on the medical profession for a cure every time they sneeze are going to have to subsidize the abusers of subsidized medical care?

This has insane. Has it occurred to anyone that the horrific rise in pain killer abuse and the associated use of illegal drugs is caused by too much access to medical care?

The idea of risk/reward analysis for medical care came up in a "semi-satire" posting yesterday. It's not a bad idea. It would make more sense to limit folks access to medical care than to force more people to pay for and thus over-use medical "care". (the third largest cause of death in the US)

[E. Pluribus Unum]

“If you like your health care plan, you get to keep your health care plan.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpa-5JdCnmo

[nascarnation]

[cyclotic]

I just hung up with my daughter who is trying to negotiate the morass called Obamacare.

She turned 26 a couple weeks ago and is apparently not eligible for Obamacare because the enrollment window was in January. Apparently they expected her to pony up case for four months prior to her actual enrollment time.

Not happening.

She’s a strong conservative. If she wasn’t, just this mess would change her mind.

[Leaning Right]

Quick, change the name of the Bronze Plan to the Pre-Silver Plan. That should fix everything, at least for awhile.

[moovova]

However, insurers are considering a new, low-cost plan...The Rust Plan:

[FlingWingFlyer]

What about the tin and aluminum plans?

[healey22]

For many years I did not have health insurance but I always found doctors who would work with me. Just explain to them and tell them you will pay cash and many will work with you. More doctors these day are realizing this is a better option than dealing with Obamacare. Here are two options for people without insurance but there are many more out there you just have to look and seek them out. Many would rather give you some kind of discount instead of dealing with insurance.

Medibid

Surgery Center of Oklahoma

Good option if you're in Oklahoma or finding yourself needing surgery and have no insurance