Tennessee: Obamacare will triple men's premiums, double women's

Washington Examiner ^ | SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 | PAUL BEDARD

[grundle]

Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander released his analysis of the report's portion on his state. He found that Obamacare will cost far more than what many of his constituents are paying today, some by as much as 190 percent.

rom his release:

— Today, a 27-year-old man in Memphis can buy a plan for as low as $41 a month. On the exchange, the lowest state average is $119 a month — a 190 percent increase.

— Today, a 27-year-old woman in Nashville can also buy a plan for as low as $58 a month. On the exchange, the lowest-priced plan in Nashville is $114 a month — a 97 percent increase. Even with a tax subsidy, that plan is $104 a month, almost twice what she could pay today.

— Today, women in Nashville can choose from 30 insurance plans that cost less than the administration says insurance plans on the exchange will cost, even with the new tax subsidy.

— In Nashville, 105 insurance plans offered today will not be available in the exchange.

[Grampa Dave]

[steve86]

It sounds like the caps are being delayed until 2015.

Rush mentioned that also but I don't *think* it is applicable to these state exchange plans -- only to certain employer-sponsored coverage and maybe a few other specific situations. So the out-of-pocket expense caps on state exchange plans WILL be in effect as of Jan. 1st.

I wish Rush and other people on our side wouldn't mislead people by omitting crucial information -- things are bad enough without making people worry about imaginary things. Rush also mislead on the subsidies -- saying they are not available if your income is above $47,000 -- when in fact that is (IIRC) approximately the individual limit but not the family limit which is much higher.