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In reply to the discussion: Four States Are Responsible For ONE FOURTH Of America's Uninsured. Is Yours One Of Them? [View all]OKNancy
(41,832 posts)5. Uninsured will be able to purchase insurance using the federal exchange
and of course, as always, taxpayers and insurance holders will have to subsidize the states who opt out.
It's not entirely hopeless for those who are uninsured however. It will probably be harder for those who would have qualified for expanded Medicare strictly because of the lack of state coordination.
For others who wouldn't have qualified because their income is too high, but they still aren't insured... they will be able to buy and compare insurance using the federal exchange. I just read on the Obamacare facts site that they can only charge up to 9.5% of a persons income for the two cheaper plans, and 12% of a persons income for the gold /platinum plan.
Based off of what we know so far the exchanges "Bronze plans" and "Sliver plans" are capped at 9.5% of your income for 300 - 400% FLP. It's a sliding scale so those under will pay less. "Gold plans" and "Platinum plans" can cost no more than 12% of income. Although high end plans may be subject to a 40% excise tax depending on cost. Depending on your income you may pay only a percentage of the total cost.
http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-health-insurance-exchange.php
Edit to add: I found this quote from the fact page enlightening.. mostly because it applies to my own situation:
"You may qualify for discounts to help pay for premiums if your income is from $15,302 to $46,021 for an individual and $31,155 to $93,700 for a family of four."
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Four States Are Responsible For ONE FOURTH Of America's Uninsured. Is Yours One Of Them? [View all]
Whovian
Dec 2012
OP
The Uninsured Are Supposed To Read Horatio Alger Stories And Just Suck Up The Pain
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#1
That's Exactly What The 'Wingers Think - It's All About Patronage - Suck Up To The Wealthy
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#7
yes, that's the horrible thing about the real horatio alger stories -- it's all about attracting the
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#58
yes. but office work was a big step up for manual laborers at the time, & educational standards
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#60
The difference is CA is very much looking forward to having their citizens insured.
JaneyVee
Dec 2012
#41
Yes; it's better put as "these 4 states are refusing Obamacare; they contain 1/4 of the uninsured"
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2012
#42
THREE STATES Are Responsible For ONE FOURTH Of America's Uninsured. Is Yours One Of Them?
Make7
Dec 2012
#55
And there is push back against Haley in SC for not expanding Medicaid:
Are_grits_groceries
Dec 2012
#8
it's going to haunt all these governors and state legislators....they will be gone
spanone
Dec 2012
#40
You are correct. 17% of under 65ers in US, 24+% of US under 65ers uninsured in 2010.
Festivito
Dec 2012
#64
Proofread. Weak spelling -- "secede" and "too" -- always, always weakens your message.
ancianita
Dec 2012
#66
Hey, dont fret, we Texans sent the nation the piece of crap Bush and we couldnot get you to take OOP
Thinkingabout
Dec 2012
#52
tx, fla, la -- three of the usual suspects where the fascists have taken over. gee, their policies
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#57
and two of those states also have no income tax (both are "hurricane states"....
SoCalDem
Dec 2012
#67