tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post1445873518160500402..comments2024-03-26T17:44:07.430-04:00Comments on Viking Pundit: Kids today, they love buying expensive health insuranceErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-22345516734092111102013-09-25T22:24:30.541-04:002013-09-25T22:24:30.541-04:00Oregon has six times the population of Vermont. N...Oregon has six times the population of Vermont. Neither state is impeding implementation. The pricing discrepancy looks like a local issue more than it does an ACA issue.$$$noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-40300941235009113852013-09-25T20:59:32.369-04:002013-09-25T20:59:32.369-04:00Can't find age 50.
Family of four, two 40-y...Can't find age 50. <br /><br />Family of four, two 40-year-old parents, $60,000 income: $302 in Oregon, $193 in Vermont.<br /><br />Go up one level in coverage to "silver," and it's an identical $409 in both states.<br /><br />Two 60-year-old spouses, $30,000 income: $0 in Oregon and Vermont both. An identical $150 for the upgrade in either state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-75162707856004873112013-09-25T19:42:40.875-04:002013-09-25T19:42:40.875-04:00Neither 25-year-old would be paying anything becau...Neither 25-year-old would be paying anything because they can leech off Mom and Dad's insurance.<br /><br />Why age 25? Why not just make it 50 so everybody's covered? There's no cost.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-54973593399277562002013-09-25T15:19:21.581-04:002013-09-25T15:19:21.581-04:00That's for the current lowest-cost, lowest-ben...That's for the current lowest-cost, lowest-benefit policies, which are being eliminated for baseline policies with more substantive coverage. Also, most of those affected qualify for tax credits. Many, in and out of Oregon, will end up paying about the same cost, but with better benefits. <br /><br />A single 25-year-old in Oregon making $25,000 signing up for the lowest-cost "bronze&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-7962568310604550462013-09-24T22:30:17.720-04:002013-09-24T22:30:17.720-04:00In other news, I expected your comment to be 100% ...In other news, I expected your comment to be 100% bullshit but it was only 82%.<br /><br />So in Oregon (picked at random), rates will go up by 30%, but this is 18% below the CBO's original estimate, so it's a win. Sure.<br /><br />I'm sure the 27-year-olds in Portland will appreciate the distinction when their rates rise by 54%.<br /><br />http://www.forbes.com/special-report/2013/Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-35359567116258730212013-09-24T21:46:46.511-04:002013-09-24T21:46:46.511-04:00You forgot another one: the CBO estimated much hi...You forgot another one: the CBO estimated much higher marketplace rates in Oregon, Montana, California, New York, Louisiana, and a half-dozen other states than have come to pass. They're already 18% below projections. Prediction: botched! It's amazing what complying with the law can do for a state's bottom line. <br /><br />But here come the death panels. Now there's a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-30664628295657747852013-09-24T18:36:19.170-04:002013-09-24T18:36:19.170-04:00Oh yeah, they're gonna buy it - just you wait ...Oh yeah, they're gonna buy it - just you wait and see! That's why they're doing a hard sell with celebrity endorsers.<br /><br />Question: is there a single prediction about Obamacare made by this Administration that has come true?<br />Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-64262746554079749222013-09-24T13:23:04.072-04:002013-09-24T13:23:04.072-04:00"Kids today, they love buying expensive healt...<i>"Kids today, they love buying expensive health insurance"<br />Right after "Grand Theft Auto", dawg.</i><br /><br />All polls show that young adults (ages 18-29) are the most supportive of the health care law, and the most likely to enroll. And by sizable margins in each case. It's pretty much the GOP's demographic nightmare, in medical chart form. <br /><br />YOLO Ononoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-47316302401786109032013-09-23T22:48:52.052-04:002013-09-23T22:48:52.052-04:00Those Obamacare Rape Ads Are a Scam on Conservativ...<b>Those Obamacare Rape Ads Are a Scam on Conservatives</b><br /><br />http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/ten-miles-square/2013/09/those_obamacare_rape_ads_are_a046971.php<br /><br />Oh, for the donors, it’s presumably about stopping Obamacare.<br /><br />But for the people putting together the ads, unless they are incredibly stupid and naive, it’s almost certainly about raising money from those http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/ten-miles-square/2013/09/those_obamacare_rape_ads_are_a046971.phpnoreply@blogger.com