Samhain
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Given that almost 1,000,000 (862,000) have signed up for plans under the ACA, that 1000 to one thing about going to Mars.... 1 billion people signing up for a trip to Mars thing.... what a thriving business.
Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) Health Insurance Signup Chart
I just checked out the CO site. It was quick, easy, and much lower (at first blush) in comparison to what I am paying now. My equivalent Kaiser plan for my family (Silver) looks like it will cost at $600 per month as opposed to the $2,000 I am now paying. Deductibles are comparable, co-insurance a little higher, but the out of pocket is capped at less than my current premiums.... In Colorado, at state the embraced the ACA and set up a good marketplace, this looks good. I do have to see what this will do for my employees, however.
FYI, most of those state numbers aren't on the exchanges, but are onto Medicaid( Washington - 87%, Kentucky - 82%, New York - 64%, etc ).
While on the topic of a 6-week enrollment delay, more news of policy premium spikes.
Insurers Oppose Obamacare Extension as Danger to Profits - Bloomberg
Extending the enrollment period would have a “destabilizing effect on insurance markets,” said Robert Zirkelbach, a spokesman for the Washington-based lobbyist group American’s Health Insurance Plans. Allowing younger, healthy Americans to sign up later, as they probably would, means less revenue for insurers counting on those premiums to help defray the cost of sicker customers, threatening industry profits.
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“If you can enroll at any point in the year, then you can just wait until you get sick,” Brian Wright, an analyst with Monness Crespi Hardt in New York, said in a telephone interview. “This isn’t the industry crying foul and exaggerating the issue, this is actually one of those issues where there is a well-grounded reason for the concerns.”