Below is a list of what the monthly premiums for Obamacare effective October 1, 2013 will cost Americans. The absurdity of this program is that even with federal subsidies anyone unemployed or employed part time, or even full time employees making less that $15.00 an hour, (which is $7.00 an hour above the current minimum wage),can not afford health insurance under this plan. The arrogance, ignorance, and indifference of Obama to the suffering of the poor, is proven by the cost of his heath care plan. Its cost to each individual proves Obama doesn’t care or doesn’t know, that real unemployment in the U.S is 36%. Over 50 million Americans are on food stamps. How are people who are barely getting by, or homeless and hungry going to afford the Obama Care premiums?
The cruelty of punishing Americans with fines, who do not buy Obamacare, because they can not afford it, and are already at the bottom of the income levels in the U.S will create even greater injustice, poverty and hardship upon them. Does Obama expect to imprison everyone who can not afford even the most basic of premiums, or will he have the IRS attach their meager wages, or unemployment checks to pay for Obama Care? Is this why over 300 FEMA camps have been constructed throughout the country, and recent reports state they are being fully stocked and staffed to begin operation as early as October 2013? After viewing this list of premiums that follows this paragraph, I think you will rethink your position on Obama and his criminal care package.
L.A. Steel
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The Source for the following tables are U.S Dept of Health and Human Services and published by: Yahoo news/Market Watch.
Weighted average monthly premiums in 48 states
Alabama has the lowest $ Weighted average premiums in 48 states.
State / Lowest-cost silver/Second-lowest-cost silver/Lowest cost Bronze
Alabama $303 $318 $247
Alaska $474 $474 $385
Arizona $248 $252 $214
Arkansas $351 $366 $275
California $341 $373 $278
Colorado $305 $305 $232
Connecticut $397 $436 $340
Delaware $356 $360 $308
District of Columbia $293 $297 $204
Florida $304 $328 $257
Georgia $304 $317 $265
Idaho $276 $285 $227
Illinois $274 $286 $203
Indiana $392 $403 $304
Iowa $266 $287 $212
Kansas $260 $260 $197
Louisiana $356 $374 $265
Maine $388 $403 $328
Maryland $266 $299 $197
Michigan $271 $306 $222
Minnesota $192 $192 $144
Mississippi $403 $448 $342
Missouri $318 $334 $245
Montana $309 $316 $251
Nebraska $298 $312 $241
Nevada $295 $297 $227
New Hampshire $359 $360 $282
New Jersey $382 $385 $332
New Mexico $275 $282 $217
New York* $319 $349 $276
North Carolina $361 $369 $282
North Dakota $350 $353 $281
Ohio $304 $321 $263
Oklahoma $256 $266 $174
Oregon $241 $250 $205
Pennsylvania $259 $286 $229
Rhode Island $341 $366 $264
South Carolina $333 $339 $267
South Dakota $341 $357 $298
Tennessee $235 $245 $181
Texas $287 $305 $211
Utah $239 $266 $201
Vermont** $395 $413 $336
Virginia $323 $335 $237
Washington $350 $352 $264
West Virginia $331 $331 $280
Wisconsin $344 $361 $287
Wyoming $489 $516 $425
Weighted Average, 48 States $310 $328 $249
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
* New York premiums are the same for all ages.
** Vermont premiums are the same for all ages.
NOTE: Premiums shown above are a weighted average of the lowest-cost silver plan, the second lowest cost silver plan, and the lowest cost bronze plan in each rating area within the 36 Supported State-based Marketplaces, State Partnership Marketplaces and Federally Facilitated Marketplaces as of Sept. 18, as well as 12 State-based Marketplaces. The rating area weights are constructed based on county-level population under the age of 65. For State-based Marketplaces, premiums are a weighted average across all rating areas for California and New York, and are for the entire state in Rhode Island and Vermont and in D.C. For the remaining states, premiums are for the following rating areas: Denver, Colo.; Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven, Conn.; Baltimore, Md.; Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn.; Las Vegas, Nev.; Portland, Ore.; and Seattle, Wash. Age weighting for all states is based on expected age distribution in the marketplaces, estimated by the RAND Corporation.
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