cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/29676368
A 28-year-old person in Orange County who earns $35,000 a year will see the monthly cost of the typical silver-tier plan rise from $130 to $290, according to estimates from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. The typical family of four with a household income of $85,000 would see their monthly cost go from $489 to $901.
These increases are happening in order to pay for Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthy.
People dependent on the ACA/Obamacare marketplaces are typically less wealthy than the local median. Florida household median income by family size is:
- 1 person - $65,801
- 2 people - $81,109
- 3 people - $93,983
- 4 people - $107,712
Thats because in normal countries, the health insurers get to bargain for their treatments. Hearing someone say “we will buy 7 million treatments, but only at X cost” will quickly make the seller agree, and the consumer benefits.
In the US, insurers will happily just not buy treatment, and pocket your insurance money.
Never have I witnessed power over big pharma like when they start to run ads claiming the NHS in the UK are not paying enough so people are dying (I’m paraphrasing here, but honestly it’s not a million miles off).
It sounded pretty childish/desperate and the ads dried up quick.