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Here’s the skinny on ObamaCare premiums …

October 17, 2013

The recent Forbe’s article that we reported on yesterday said that the ObamaCare web site gets bogged down because folks need to enter their private info in order to get a premium quote.

Why?

Forbes (and other pundits) say that the “list price” of the premiums are much higher than people expect … so the Feds want to calculate the ObamaCare subsideis first and quote people a net price … after taking the subsidies into account.

That got me curious.

How much are ObamaCare premiums … and what are the policy terms & conditions re: deductibles, co-pays, etc.?

So, I did some hunting … and, in fact, it takes some hunting.

Best source that I found is a tool developed by the Kaiser Family Foundation (link below).

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The Kaiser calculator requires just a couple of inputs … no private information.

Here’s what I input: Family of 4, non-smokers, $100K household income.

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OK, place your bets.

What do think the annual premium would be?

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