The ridiculous cost of Obamacare

**-Lazarus-** · 10-04-13, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by triggerhappy2005

And I don't think I've ever heard someone say it's perfect. It'll have its issues but it's a start and def better than what was before it.

Ohhhh. Epic fail. Remember that time you said Obamacare would be better than what people have now?

Obamacare Facebook Erupts with Citizen Sticker Shock

My favorite quote:

"There is NO WAY I can afford it," said one commenter after using the Kaiser Subsidy Calculator. "Heck right now I couldn't afford an extra 10$ [sic] a month...and oh apparently I make to [sic] much at 8.55/hour to get subsidies."

The woman above will still have to pay the ever increasing tax penalty each year for not enrolling if she doesn't want it either.

OH! And almost no one is signing up for it anyway:

Less Than 1% Of Exchange Visitors Are Signing Up For Obamacare | Zero Hedge
WaPo: Has anyone been able to sign up for ObamaCare through the federal exchange yet? « Hot Air

Now you may say that's only because the website doesn't work right. Time will tell I guess.

**WickedTribe** · 10-04-13, 02:44 PM

Study Links Medical Costs and Personal Bankruptcy - Businessweek

Medical problems caused 62% of all personal bankruptcies filed in the U.S. in 2007, according to a study by Harvard researchers. And in a finding that surprised even the researchers, 78% of those filers had medical insurance at the start of their illness, including 60.3% who had private coverage, not Medicare or Medicaid.

It's better than the current system.

**Kanati** · 10-04-13, 03:00 PM

Blue Cross tells me that my premium is going down. So..................

**DJ Ms. White** · 10-04-13, 03:30 PM

So, before taxes and assuming a person is actually working 40 hours a week and works 52 weeks a year, that person would make just under $18k/year, which is well below the max income level to receive subsidies.

**DJ Ms. White** · 10-04-13, 03:32 PM

Sigh, Bretbart, Zerohedge, and Hotair. Do you even try to find non-biased news sources?

**DJ Ms. White** · 10-04-13, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by Kanati8869

Blue Cross tells me that my premium is going down. So..................

That's good. Mine is currently through Blue Cross. I still wouldn't mind switching. I only have a $500 deductible, but my monthly is $500.

**Kanati** · 10-04-13, 04:45 PM

OUCH. I think my premium is around 250/month. Maybe as high as 300. Not entirely sure. Job pays for half of it and the other half comes out of my check before I ever even see it so... out of sight out of mind so-to-speak.

**kANG** · 10-04-13, 05:28 PM

I know numerous people who lost their jobs because they cut hours down to make them part time...not good so far for them...as for me no change yet.

**iravedic** · 10-04-13, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by -Lazarus-

Ohhhh. Epic fail. Remember that time you said Obamacare would be better than what people have now?

Obamacare Facebook Erupts with Citizen Sticker Shock

My favorite quote:

The woman above will still have to pay the ever increasing tax penalty each year for not enrolling if she doesn't want it either.

OH! And almost no one is signing up for it anyway:

Less Than 1% Of Exchange Visitors Are Signing Up For Obamacare | Zero Hedge
WaPo: Has anyone been able to sign up for ObamaCare through the federal exchange yet? « Hot Air

Now you may say that's only because the website doesn't work right. Time will tell I guess.

I'll have to look for it later - but read an article describing a new gap in the ACA implementation much like the one described above. The issue was a result of the individual living in a state, like Texas, which opted not to expand medicaid pursuant the to ACA. Net result is that some people will be trapped so to speak between eligibility for subsidies and eligibility for medicaid. In states where medicaid was integrated as planned for in the ACA the gap does not exist.

This one is on the leadership in the states who choose not to integrate medicaid.