Quote from DHOHHI:
First, my wife and I have a catastrophic policy ($10,000 deductible) since we are both healthy, exercise and so on.
But ... Obamacare mandates that certain coverages be a part of any of his 'blessed' packages. There are bronze, silver, gold and platinum packages to choose from. So our current policy is not being offered since it doesn't meet all the mandates of Obamacare. I detest having to pay for crap I don't want or need. Our current policy is year to year ... so as of December 31st we need to renew/get new coverage.
Tonight I plugged in out zip, state, ages, etc. Our estimated annual premium will be about $12,000 or the 2 of us. Currently we pay $4600. So we're looking at a 160% increase.
My wife drives a Prius ... it gets the job done and meets her needs. Think if she walked in to buy one and the dealer said "No, you MUST buy a Toyota Land Cruiser" ... making you buy something you don't really need. That's what Obamacare is IMO.