“Sweeping differences in health care exchange pricing among states and counties is leading to sticker shock for some middle-class consumers…Ralph Webster, 62, of Kitty Hawk, N.C., says his health insurance premium for a Blue Cross/Blue Shield plan is going from $401 a month to $747. His old plan was canceled, and the best plans the insurer could offer both on and off the exchange cost the same.” (USA Today, 11/21/13) “Mary Elizabeth Comulada was alerted that the family health insurance policy she uses with her two children and her husband has been banned under the Affordable Care Act, and offered her a plan that complies with the act with higher deductibles for almost twice the price. ‘How can my premium double per month? How can our deductible go up on every single family member?’” (WAFF, 11/20/13) “‘I’ve been happy with my plan,’ said Konopada, who paused his enrollment into the new plan as he awaits to hear whether he can keep the plan he likes. ‘They are raising my premium and they are giving me services that I don’t need. It’s really illogicial.’” (The Detroit News, 11/22/13) “Nearly half of Americans now hold an unfavorable view of the law and […]
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