Posted on 01/27/2014 2:46:49 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Re premiums on 18 -26 year-olds staying on plan:
The premium CAN be very high. For example, in Massachusetts, I was told there are three plan prices for a given type of plan (Bronze, Silver, etc): Single, Couple, or “Family.”
The family plans are significantly more expensive than the couple plan—like 35 or 40%. However, the family cost is the same whether there is one kid or ten kids on it. So, if the choice is about keeping the last kid on the plan, or dropping back to couples coverage, it’s an expensive no-go. I found that with three young adults, everyone was better off if they bought their own insurance than if I kept them on a family plan.
Now, with the increased costs piled on the young through the ACA, that might not be true for 3 kids, but it is probably still true for 2, and certainly for one.
Someone 18 years old don’t associate Bush to anything so Zero’s abilty to blame him is zero.
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