Posted on 09/24/2013 9:27:03 PM PDT by Olog-hai
With new health insurance markets launching next week, the Obama administration is unveiling premiums and plan choices for 36 states where the federal government is taking the lead to cover uninsured residents.
Before tax credits that work like an upfront discount for most consumers, sticker-price premiums for a mid-range benchmark plan will average $328 a month nationally for an individual, comparable to payments for a new car.
The overview of premiums and plan choices, released Wednesday by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, comes as the White House swings into full campaign mode to promote the benefits of the Affordable Care Act to a skeptical public. Congressional Republicans, meanwhile, refuse to abandon their quest to derail “Obamacare” and flirt with a government shutdown to force the issue. …
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Hahaha! Wait until the low-information voters get a load of THAT!
I pay $80 a month for what I call ‘hit by a bus’ insurance. I definitely could not afford $328 a month.
Neither can most people who don’t have insurance. That is why they don’t have it already!
Just imagine the reaction of the millions of dullards who thought Obamacare was going to be FREE!
Released here in Arkansas yesterday.... an insanely complicated chart of plans and rates.
And all of this, and absolutely ZERO information on what the 70+ plans cover, what the benefits are, what the costs (beyond premiums) are, etc....
’ All the plans cover the same benefits and cap annual out-of-pocket expenses at $6,350 for an individual, $12,700 for families.’
Boy talk about affordable. $1,000 per month out of pocket on top of $350 premium. WOW! That sure is affordable, NOT!
Out of pocket, if you actually have a medical condition that requires a hospital stay, just overnight, or even a surgery, even a minor non-invasive out patient surgery, will cost you a total of $16,900. PER YEAR! Man that is some crappy insurance.
NICE JOB OBAMA!
Ping.
4 people in the family = 4 new car payments.
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And that’s per INDIVIDUAL. ~$1300 a month for a family of four! That’s not a car payment, it’s the mortgage or rent.
These are the same people who don’t want to show ID to vote because it’s too complicated and a form of voter suppression. Just wait until they have to fill out pages and pages of information and show two forms of ID.
So Reekardo Ah-Lonzo Zal-Deevar - that true blue American - thinks $1400 a month for catastrophic insurance is a wonderful thing?
Maybe where he’s from...not in my country
> I pay $80 a month for what I call ‘hit by a bus’ insurance. I definitely could not afford $328 a month.
A lot of us can’t afford that especially with the cost of living rising so dramatically but thats hard to explain to senators or presidents worth millions...
You seem to be misinterpreting what out-of-pocket is and how it applies. It is not the first $6,350 or $12,700 of medical charges. It is basically the sum of the payments you have to make due to deductibles and coinsurance rate over the year. If you have a deductible of $2,000 and 20% coinsurance, a $20,000 negotiated-cost procedure would cost you $5,600 (simplified). Your co-payments for the year couldn't go above 6350 or 12700. If you didn't have insurance the procedure might be billed at $50,000 and you would be responsible for the whole thing.
I wanna know. How much will the dependency class pay?
Reuters, AP and The State run media got their $326 line from Axelrod today. It’s in every pro-ObamaCare spin article.
What they’re not saying is if an employer does not offer insurance the worker can get a subsidie (sp) but the family won’t.
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