Obamacare is turning into such a huge disaster that it has almost guaranteed itself massive annual budget increases and an expansion of its mission in perpetuity or until it takes over the entire US health care system, whichever comes first. Remember, in government nothing succeeds like failure. From Michael Krieger at libertyblitzkriegcom:
When it comes to Obamacare, the devil is in the details.
As the years go by, Americans are quickly recognizing that not only is Obamacare not helping them out, it’s actually crushing their paychecks to such an degree they’re finding it necessary to pursue alternatives. This has resulted in a mad dash into non-ACA compliant short-term health insurance plans, or the kind of plans Obamacare was specifically designed to replace.
Before we get into that, it’s important to understand just how unaffordable and useless Obamacare actually is for millions of Americans. First, let’s revisit a few excerpts from last month’s post, The Health Insurance Scam – “Coverage” Doesn’t Mean Affordability or Access:
The Affordable Care Act hasn’t just caused premiums to skyrocket across the country, out-of-pocket costs are also on the rise.
According to Freedom Partners, an Arlington, Va.-based pro free-market non-profit, 41 states are facing higher deductibles in 2016 – 17 of which saw a double-digit hike.
“Higher Obamacare deductibles increase, by hundreds of dollars, what families must pay out of pocket to access their health insurance,”Freedom Partners Senior Policy Adviser Nathan Nascimento said in a statement. “Instead of reducing costs, Obamacare regulations and mandates continue to drive up these costs and make quality care less accessible for hardworking families.”
For some additional insight, let’s turn to a New York Times article published last year titled, Many Say High Deductibles Make Their Health Law Insurance All but Useless:
WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials, urging people to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, have trumpeted the low premiums available on the law’s new marketplaces.
But for many consumers, the sticker shock is coming not on the front end, when they purchase the plans, but on the back end when they get sick: sky-high deductibles that are leaving some newly insured feeling nearly as vulnerable as they were before they had coverage.
“The deductible, $3,000 a year, makes it impossible to actually go to the doctor,” said David R. Reines, 60, of Jefferson Township, N.J., a former hardware salesman with chronic knee pain. “We have insurance, but can’t afford to use it.”
Brilliant, just brilliant. So what are consumers faced with either an unaffordable and unusable Obamacare plan, or no insurance at all doing? They’re shopping for non-ACA compliant short-term plans.
The Wall Street Journal reports:
A type of limited health coverage with features largely banned by the Affordable Care Act is flourishing, as some consumers grab onto an alternative they say is cheaper than conventional plans sold under the law.
Sales of short-term health insurance are up sharply since the health law’s major provisions took effect in 2014, according to insurance agencies. New sales figures show the temporary policies, traditionally sold to consumers who are trying to fill coverage gaps for a few months, have continued their surge recently—even though people who buy them face mounting financial penalties because the coverage doesn’t meet the ACA’s standards.
To continue reading: Sales of Short-Term Health Plans Soar as Americans Flee Expensive Obamacare
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