It's very easy to show reports like this but to the average Joe, it's falling apart fast to them. When premiums have gone up from 150 bucks a month to almost 400 and the deductible has gone from 3,000 to 10,000 dollars it hurts, that's what average people are seeing. Sure some of them qualify for a subsidy, but not all states participated in subsidies and others have such requirements that much like social welfare programs just a dollar over thanks to that nickel raise pushes you out of the coverage area.
It's very easy to show reports like this but to the average Joe, it's falling apart fast to them. When premiums have gone up from 150 bucks a month to almost 400 and the deductible has gone from 3,000 to 10,000 dollars it hurts, that's what average people are seeing. Sure some of them qualify for a subsidy, but not all states participated in subsidies and others have such requirements that much like social welfare programs just a dollar over thanks to that nickel raise pushes you out of the coverage area.