This is the actual notice my Husband received last week regarding our new coverage post Affordable Health Care Act. We are both self-employed so there is not a group for us to have health insurance through. Here is what we received:

This is just for Male age 55-64; we also have 2 Females adding additional cost.

Monthly HealthPlan Cost before Federal Health Care Reform $380
Monthly HealthPlan Cost after Federal Health Care Reform $883

Portion of cost due to Health Care reform:
Cost of new benefit $193
Cost to cover everyone $269
New tax $ 46
Percentage difference in Health Care Costs 132.2%

We did not pick the top of the line plan. We picked a plan that would allow us to keep most of our Doctors. Our total premiums right now are $1900/month. If we wanted to take a plan that would only cost $1500/month, our total out of pocket for 3 adults would have gone from $5000/year to $15,000/year.

I say again: affordable?

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