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How much of this is true?
Posted on 3/13/14 at 7:53 pm
Posted on 3/13/14 at 7:53 pm
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Now, what about choice and cost? In states where the federal government helps run these marketplaces, the average American will have more than 50 different plans to choose from, with different levels of coverage. And because insurance companies are competing against one another for your business, a lot of Americans will pay significantly less for their insurance than they do now. Premiums are going to be different in different parts of the country, depending on how much coverage you buy. But 95 percent of uninsured Americans will see their premiums cost less than was expected. And many families, including more than two-thirds of all young adults who buy health care through these online marketplaces, are also going to be eligible for tax credits that bring down the cost down even further. (Applause.) So let me be specific. Right here in Maryland, average 25-year-old -- have we got any 25-year-olds here? (Applause.) All right, so we've got a few. Some of you raised your hand -- I'm not sure you're -- (laughter.) Here in Maryland, average 25-year-old making $25,000 a year could end up getting covered for as little as $80 a month -- $80 a month. (Applause.) Here in Maryland, a family of four making $60,000 a year could get covered for as little as $164 a month. It’s the same story across the country. In Texas, average 27-year-old making $25,000 could get covered for as little as $83 a month. In Florida, a family of four making $50,000 could get covered for as little as $104 a month. And keep in mind the government didn’t set these prices. The insurance companies -- they proposed these prices because they want to get in with these big groups, with all these new customers. The insurance companies are saying these marketplaces, this law, will work. They're putting money on the line because they think it will work. Competition, choice, transparency -- all these things are keeping costs down. Knowing you can offer your family the security of health care -- that’s priceless. Now you can do it for the cost of your cable bill. Probably less than your cellphone bill. (Laughter and applause.) Think about that. Good health insurance for the price of your cellphone bill, or less. And let’s say you’re a young woman, you just turned -- I’m interested in this, because I got two daughters, right? Let’s say you just turned 26. Let’s say you can’t stay on your parents’ plan anymore. If you buy health care through the marketplace, your plan has to cover free checkups, flu shots, contraceptive care. So you might end up getting more health care each month than you’re paying for the premiums. All told, nearly 6 in 10 Americans without health insurance today will be able to get covered for $100 or less. It would actually be 8 in 10 if every governor were working as hard as Governor O’Malley to make the Affordable Care Act work for their citizens. (Applause.)
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 7:57 pm to pistolpete23
I read through about half of it, and I'd say that what I read wasn't true.
Posted on 3/13/14 at 8:11 pm to pistolpete23
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In states where the federal government helps run these marketplaces, the average American will have more than 50 different plans to choose from, with different levels of coverage
Definitely BS.
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But 95 percent of uninsured Americans will see their premiums cost less than was expected
Probably true--key word being "uninsured".
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Here in Maryland, average 25-year-old making $25,000 a year could end up getting covered for as little as $80 a month -- $80 a month. (Applause.) Here in Maryland, a family of four making $60,000 a year could get covered for as little as $164 a month
I'd like to see a fact check on this.
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And keep in mind the government didn’t set these prices.
Total bull. NOBODY gets that kind of deal without a subsidy, so the government by definition set the premium for those consumers.
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All told, nearly 6 in 10 Americans without health insurance today will be able to get covered for $100 or less. It would actually be 8 in 10 if every governor were working as hard as Governor O’Malley to make the Affordable Care Act work for their citizens.
Completely false. I have a plan with Humana that covers me for a hair under $100 a month, but Obama made it illegal. The cheapest plan available in the exchange would be over $200 and it's a worse plan than the one I'm going to lose in December. I'm a LONG way from being rich.
Posted on 3/13/14 at 8:14 pm to pistolpete23
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How much of this is true?
As much as you want it to be.
Posted on 3/13/14 at 8:33 pm to Wolfhound45
I want all of it to be so for me it is. Truth, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.
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