Tuesday, December 6, 2016

67,000 in Colorado would lose health insurance if Obamacare is repealed

Take a look at where the 9 million plus live  in states who bought their subsidized health insurance through Obamacare state exchanges. Repealing without adequately replacing Obamacare subsidies of health insurance, 67,000 in Colorado would lose their health insurance. In addition, repealing will create a dilemma for many members of the GOP dominated Congress. Except for California, the states with the largest number of beneficiaries of the subsidies are in red states.and those whose majority voted for Donald Trump.

In Colorado, 67 thousand plus received on the average of over $300 in subsidies awarded based upon their low income levels. That is 60% of the total who bought insurance through the Colorado exchange. Over 39% of subscribers of exchange offered insurance did not require subsidies. To buy insurance on the open market, those 67,000 would have to make up the difference but due to low income, could not. These figures  do not take into account another nearly 60 thousand   receiving Medicaid  plus CHP (Child Health Care), with Medicaid  expanded to include them under provisions of Obamacare.

 https://www.healthinsurance.org/colorado-state-health-insurance-exchange/

State data from the Kaiser Family Foundation estimate that 9.4 million Americans who bought health plans through Affordable Care Act marketplaces will receive a total of about $32.8 billion in premium tax credits for 2016. A repeal of the health law would eliminate these subsidies.
KFF.ORG

1 comment:

  1. Have these people ingest your dope. They'll never know they're sick

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