These are facts. Regardless of premiums and subsidies, the plans are expensive to use for just about everybody.I used to be a "pay as you go" person for medical care, but I calculated the tax penalty for not having health insurance vs. whatever benefit I might get from it, looked at the plans to see who paid what, and went ahead. The bronze plans have high deductibles, yes, but you really have to wade through them, go to the individual websites of the carriers, call and ask questions, do the research. There are plans with "caps" that limit how much a doctor or clinic can charge for visits, tests, procedures (although you may have to pay the difference depending upon your heathcare providers' policies), and there are carriers that have agreements with some pharmacies for cheaper medications.
Deductibles on the cheapest ACA plans are $3000 for an individual and $6000 for a family. After
The deductible is met it goes to co insurance with the maximum out of pocket for an individual at around $6000 before it pays 100% and over $12,000 for a family---- for the cheapest Bronze plans.
Also
On some of the bronze plans Rx co-pays have been eliminated. So each individual must pay $3000 before the plan even kicks in. The family at $6000 before the plan pays one dime.
The Feds basically told us all that we now insure ourselves for up to $12,000 for a family. If no subsidy the plans are expensive.
If you only look at the deductibles I do not know many folks who have $3000 individual and $6000 a family as disposable cash just to pay deductibles.
The plan designs are horrific and you can tell they were designed by beuracrats who could care less about the middle class than the rhetoric they spout. ACA is a very onerous plan and the worst is yet to come. Those of us with corporate benefits will see premiums rise and benefits decrease in 2015 when the employer mandate kicks in.
We needed reform but not this monstrosity of a bill. This is bad legislation with terrible consequences for US citizens. So how can these plans with such exorbitant out of pocket costs help? It puts care out of reach for the very people it was supposed to help. The out of pockets and deductibles simply hurt the poor and the low income earners badly. This does not even consider higher premis for non subsidized insureds. How does this help anyone but the Fed and the big insurance companies?
This is nothing but corporatism/ socialism. Originally Posted by Jericho99
These are facts. Regardless of premiums and subsidies, the plans are expensive to use for just about everybody.Social security is also socialism but I'm sure you love those checks. Lol
Deductibles on the cheapest ACA plans are $3000 for an individual and $6000 for a family. After
The deductible is met it goes to co insurance with the maximum out of pocket for an individual at around $6000 before it pays 100% and over $12,000 for a family---- for the cheapest Bronze plans.
Also
On some of the bronze plans Rx co-pays have been eliminated. So each individual must pay $3000 before the plan even kicks in. The family at $6000 before the plan pays one dime.
The Feds basically told us all that we now insure ourselves for up to $12,000 for a family. If no subsidy the plans are expensive.
If you only look at the deductibles I do not know many folks who have $3000 individual and $6000 a family as disposable cash just to pay deductibles.
The plan designs are horrific and you can tell they were designed by beuracrats who could care less about the middle class than the rhetoric they spout. ACA is a very onerous plan and the worst is yet to come. Those of us with corporate benefits will see premiums rise and benefits decrease in 2015 when the employer mandate kicks in.
We needed reform but not this monstrosity of a bill. This is bad legislation with terrible consequences for US citizens. So how can these plans with such exorbitant out of pocket costs help? It puts care out of reach for the very people it was supposed to help. The out of pockets and deductibles simply hurt the poor and the low income earners badly. This does not even consider higher premis for non subsidized insureds. How does this help anyone but the Fed and the big insurance companies?
This is nothing but corporatism/ socialism. Originally Posted by Jericho99
Most consumers will have their out-of-pocket costs subsidized, as well. About 80% of those who bought insurance plans on the federal and state exchanges last year got subsidies that offset the amount of out-of-pocket costs they would have to pay, including for the deductible. But those who make more than 250% of the federal poverty limit in most parts of the country would have to pay for all of their non-preventive health care up to $6,600 for a single person or even $13,200 for a family. A single person who earned about $30,000 a year would be over 250% of the federal poverty limit.
Fancy.....did you have any coverage before this plan?
It would be fun to compare our costs for apple apple plans but my quotes are family....thinking your dogs don't count.....mine was excluded.
But I am pleased that the a portion of the 18k that I sent to them last year went to you. Honest.
Maybe if I'm in you're area, I could stop by and you could thank me with a blow job.
Out of the 18k i paid in, i got less than 1k in benefit with almost 5k out of pocket. Originally Posted by GlobeSpotter
.....Nice try but the doctors you want won't be on any obamacare plan. Zanz's King lied to you.
Those of you getting on ACA plans that want a hospital or doc you would want to go to should avoid the HMO or Advantage plans. Go with the PPO. I know it is more but what is the point of having insurance if you have to go to unqualified docs to use it and hospitals nobody has heard of, its insane to live in Houston and not be able to go to Memorial and/or Methodist Hospitals and Docs. Originally Posted by BarronVonEccie
Nice try but the doctors you want won't be on any obamacare plan. Zanz's King lied to you.
Only one of our eight doctors was on my 18k silver ppo plan....
Originally Posted by GlobeSpotter
... I am shocked any good provider or stripper could qualify for a subsidy unless they don't report their income correctly. Even by doing that they would have to almost report nothing. Then the kids get kicked onto the CHIP/Medicaid plans. Then you have just the provider/dancer left and they end up getting almost no subsidy anyway. As Fancy said you could get insurance before by just saying you were a model or entertainer.
Those of you getting on ACA plans that want a hospital or doc you would want to go to should avoid the HMO or Advantage plans. Go with the PPO. I know it is more but what is the point of having insurance if you have to go to unqualified docs to use it and hospitals nobody has heard of, its insane to live in Houston and not be able to go to Memorial and/or Methodist Hospitals and Docs. Originally Posted by BarronVonEccie