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Thread #152434   Message #3583958
Posted By: Sawzaw
14-Dec-13 - 01:03 AM
Thread Name: BS: So who's signed up for Obamacare?
Subject: RE: BS: So who's signed up for Obamacare?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-12/vermont-s-obamacare-problem.html

Almost 10 percent of the population of Vermont needs to sign up for insurance in the first three weeks of December, just to avoid losing coverage. Fortunately, Vermont is a small state, so that's a small number -- fewer than 60,000 people. The bad news is that Vermont's exchanges haven't been working too well. The governor has belatedly unveiled contingency plans: Individuals can extend their 2013 coverage for three months, and small businesses can sign up directly with a carrier. So hopefully, most people won't actually lose coverage. Nonetheless, for the state of Vermont, 2.5 percent of its population signed up represents a disastrous failure, not a roaring success. That figure means the state hasn't even managed to sign up the people who already had insurance, much less cover anyone new. And if it can't get things working better by March, when those temporary renewals expire, then Green Mountain Care will have resulted in a net loss of insurance coverage for the state.

http://dailycaller.com/2013/10/03/study-obamacare-spikes-young-peoples-health-insurance-costs/

A healthy 30-year-old would see his health insurance costs rise in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Premium increases vary by state. The biggest increase is in Vermont, where young people will face a $332, or 600 percent, increase in insurance costs.