Sticker Shock
If the 33-year-old single father wants the same level of coverage next year as what he has now with the same insurer and the same network of doctors and hospitals, his monthly premium of $233 will more than double. If he wants to keep his monthly payments in check, the Carpentersville resident is looking at an annual deductible for himself and his 7-year-old daughter of $12,700, a more than threefold increase from $3,500 today…
To promote the Oct. 1 debut of the exchanges, the online marketplaces where consumers can shop and buy insurance, Obama administration and Illinois officials touted the lower-than-expected monthly premiums that would make insurance more affordable for millions of Americans. But a [Chicago] Tribune analysis shows that 21 of the 22 lowest-priced plans offered on the Illinois health insurance exchange for Cook County have annual deductibles of more than $4,000 for an individual and $8,000 for family coverage. (More)
The process of insurers being forced to provide health plans that meet certain criteria virtually ensures that some of the current beneficiaries will lose the plan they currently have. This is true — if for no other reason — because the current plan may become illegal or no longer have enough subscribers to be profitable.
Exactly, why would any thinking person believe the President on this?
Because the President has advisors and information we don’t have. It’s better to trust the expert than believe someone who doesn’t have the full picture.
The changes people are seeing because of this law are outrageous. Think of all the families who liked their insurance and could afford it, who are now going to see these higher costs.
But Obama said we could keep our plan and doctor if we liked!!!
Obama lied? Say it isn’t so!
A politican lied*
A threefold increase seems like palpable insanity.
That is high, who can possibly defend this?
If it brings everyone healthcare and saves lives then it defends itself.
It makes sense. Obama’s real goal is getting more people on Medicare and Medicaid.
That seems likely, although I’d like to give him the benefit of the doubt. I just can’t imagine anybody thinking that this would work.
I can imagine a lot, but none of it is any good.
They’re either extremely stupid or amazingly smart…