2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why we should elect Bernie Sanders. How much do you pay for your health insurance... [View all]Journeyman
(15,031 posts)The ACA saved us a tremendous amount of money. Prior to its passage, our monthly premiums were around $2900. With passage of the ACA, we dropped to a little under $1200 a month, a 60% savings.
I wrote about our situation here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024199559
And now it's going back up. Not too much so far, but who's to say where it will be before I can retire.
I'm curious: You and I are both in California (I in the South, you up North), yet you pay so much more for a bare bones package. My wife and I have a Silver Plan from Blue Shield, about the same deductible and copay as you, but we pay somewhat less each month. I wonder why that is.
We need single payer, or universal, or whatever it is we wish to call it. This situation cannot continue.