Posted on 11/03/2016 8:58:14 AM PDT by xzins
WEST PALM BEACH, Fl. - It was the first day of open enrollment for plans for 2017 under the Affordable Care Act and Floridians are looking at a hefty price increase.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, premiums in the Sunshine State are set to go up by as much as 27 percent. Other states are looking much worse. Oklahoma is looking at a 75% increase.
Lyne Holue will lose her coverage on Dec 31st because her current carrier dropped out of the market, leaving only three to choose from and leaving her unsure where to turn.
"I don't know what's going to happen," Holue said.
"Pricing, the plan and the network," Gannon said. "You really have to find a good combination of all three and that's not so easy. The plan might look good but there might not be a doctor in your area."
For many Floridians, including Holue, another rise in premiums is a heavy financial burden.
"I'm wondering: Do I need to get another job?," Holue said.
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My dismay is NOT at those, like you, forced into this disaster. I am one myself.
The people I am angry at are the pols like Obama, and idiots who fall for what he says...
Noted & thanks! Maybe someone with the time can compile a list...
If you want an accurate comparison you have to do it by age and county. There can be significant price differences even in state. I live in downstate Illinois and premiums for a 60 year old are a couple hundred per month more than in the Chicago area.
Interesting. Providers in places like Effingham or Carbondale charge more? Or the people are less healthy?
I’d think it’d be the other way around.
I also wonder where these news outlets get their figures, such as 45% and 51% increases in IL (from a somewhat lib outlet.) The words “up to” were left out?
The press accounts are fairly accurate. Insurers submitted their rate hikes for approval in the spring. Approval notices filtered out during the summer.
Ok, so it would be correct to say that while premiums run higher in downstate IL, the % increases are similar statewide. Right?
Correct the rate increases were huge state wide. For Champaign last year a 60 year old would pay over $500 per month for a Bronze plan. They are now over $800 per month non subsidized. That stinks. My employer’s Cobra coverage is a bit more than that, but at the gold level. I suppose that will be adjusted in short order..
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