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[Vern]

I looked up how much it would cost for me to get health care through Obama care...325 a month. that isn't very  affordable...

[Vern]

I looked up how much it would cost for me to get health care through Obama care...325 a month. that isn't very  affordable...

Wut

Yea, that's what I said.

[Vern]

I looked up how much it would cost for me to get health care through Obama care...325 a month. that isn't very  affordable...

Wut

Yea, that's what I said.

I don't think you understood my incredulity. Exactly how cheap does something have to be to qualify as "affordable" to you?

200 or less. When you are still in school and paying your way. Not to mention other bills you are paying, 325 is a lot of money you don't have. If you are going to force people to get health care then it needs to be at a price people can afford.

[Vern]

That $325 a month is including subsidies and everything to which you would be entitled? I'm not going to inquire about your income, but I put in my details, where I live in Maryland, and I got the following results (for the second least expensive silver plan) for the given incomes, for a single person:

$20,000/yr - $84.21/mo
$30,000/yr - $208.96/mo
$40,000/yr - $237.73/mo
$50,000/yr - $237.73/mo

Let's try the same with North Carolina (via Health Sherpa). I put down one person, no spouse, no dependents:

$20,000/yr - $83/mo
$30,000/yr - $208/mo
$40,000/yr - $321/mo
$50,000/yr - $321/mo

The stated quote of $325 a month seems reasonable for that second least expensive silver plan in North Carolina, though there are certainly high deductible plans that cost less than that. I'm not 100% sure what makes North Carolina almost $100 a month more expensive than Maryland for that level of coverage, but there it is.

Anyway, $325 a month is $75 a week over the course of the year. Not nothing, but if you're making past the threshold for subsidies, also not onerous.

Maybe I didn't do things correctly. I will have to try again.