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IdaBriggs

(10,559 posts)
Sun May 26, 2013, 07:09 AM May 2013

Ha Ha: Obamacare cheaper than Cell Phone Family Plan w/Data [View all]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2013/05/24/unexpected-health-insurance-rate-shock-california-obamacare-insurance-exchange-announces-premium-rates/

That is precisely what the President said would happen.

(snip)

“The Congressional Budget Office predicted back in November 2009 that a medium-cost plan on the health exchange – known as a “silver plan” – would have an annual premium of $5,200. A separate report from actuarial firm Milliman projected that, in California, the average silver plan would have a $450 monthly premium.”

The actual costs?

Kliff continues, “On average, the most affordable “silver plan” – which covers 70 percent of the average subscriber’s medical costs – comes with a $276 monthly premium. For the 2.6 million Californians who will receive federal subsidies, the price is a good deal less expensive…”


To be fair, it is still early yet. Still....

Ha Ha!
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