3) The article makes no mention if the woman qualifies for a federal subsidy which will pay for most, if not all, of her new policy. The video DOES say she is eligible for subsidies. So she may end up actually paying LESS for her insurance. And she will have a better policy than her old one..
Enough of this BS... A Single person age 40 making $35,000 or more a year gets a tax credit of $0.00
A Married couple making more than $61,000 per year does not qualify for for a tax credit either.
So again the working middle class is screwed not to mention there appears to be a marriage penalty associated with the tax credit but that is normal for the Dem to penalize those that are married.
Figure out your own tax credit here:
Subsidy Calculator | The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
When my 29 year old son was out of work a result of the Great Recession he returned to school and lived at home. We paid for his health care for two full years, $360.00 a month for a Kaiser individual policy. We received no subsidy from the government nor did we expect one. We knew he was healthy but also understood shit happens and a serious illness or injury could result in a bill in excess of $100,000.
IMO it was money well worth spending. It's hard to understand why anyone would risk long term financial distress by not buying health insurance to cover a major illness or injury. Teen agers believe they are immune from catastrophic events, adults should know better.
All of us will one day need expensive and necessary medical treatment, for some sooner than they think. Those who own individual policies are most at risk of financial ruin; it is amazing that some, like that real estate agent in the news in recent days, are so stupid. I suppose freeloaders count their pennies and figure even if they get sick someone else will pick up the tab.
BTW, the Kaiser policy included a free physical each year with his personal doctor, Ten dollar co-pay for 90 days Rx, and Ten dollar co-pay for all other Dr. appts or appts with specialists.