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I live in MA where we now have mandatory health insurance. Just for the heck of it, I looked up what my family would be required to pay if DH didn't have coverage. $1400!!! per month. How can they claim they offer affordable options?
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05.06.08, 03:30 PM [ Flag ]
- ita - even if there were tax incentives, where do you get that kind of $ to lay out when you aren't working
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  05.06.08, 03:31 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - they offer low and no cost options for those who make less than 65k a year, but a family of 4 couldn't afford that and a place to live if they made just above 65k!!
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    05.06.08, 03:32 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - even the cheapest option with high deductables and huge hospital payments is over 800/mo
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    05.06.08, 03:33 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- i pay a couple of hundred less for cobra
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  05.06.08, 03:32 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - yes, but that's supposed to be an affordable option
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    05.06.08, 03:32 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - still expensive
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Posted June 5, 2008 (50 replies)

I live in MA where we now have mandatory health insurance. Just for the heck of it, I looked up what my family would be required to pay if DH didn't have coverage. $1400!!! per month. How can they claim they offer affordable options?

ita - even if there were tax incentives, where do you get that kind of $ to lay out when you aren't working

they offer low and no cost options for those who make less than 65k a year, but a family of 4 couldn't afford that and a place to live if they made just above 65k!!

even the cheapest option with high deductables and huge hospital payments is over 800/mo

i pay a couple of hundred less for cobra

yes, but that's supposed to be an affordable option

still expensive

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