THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY

[HairOfTheDog]

OK, $1,700 increased by 116% is still only $1,972 additional, not a possible $14,000!

No, you were right, Cars -- with caveats.

One of the big complaints about the American Health Care Act (AHCA / 'Trumpcare') is that while it would benefit the young and the wealthy in terms of care access and affordability as compared to the Affordable Care Act (ACA/ 'Obamacare'), it is projected to increase the premiums for some senior and low income citizens by 750% or nearly $14,000.

That's according the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report and other financial analyses.

There are several analyses and write-ups that come to that same conclusion and outline the reasons. VOX did a good job of breaking it down.

Snip:
Under Obamacare, insurers are generally only allowed to charge an older person about three times what they would charge a younger person — under the theory that older people are often sicker and therefore need to use more insurance. But under the Republican bill, the limit of three times would go up to five times, effectively letting insurers charge older people 66 percent more than they would under Obamacare.

Republicans argue this is necessary because it would also let insurers charge younger people less, which would encourage younger and generally healthier people to come into the insurance pool — and therefore bring down the overall cost of health care by making it so more younger, healthier people are effectively subsidizing everyone’s care.

The CBO found that’s broadly true. It would bring insurance premiums down in general, and it would cost young people less to get signed up for a health plan. But it would do all of that at a high cost for older Americans.

Link with chart: http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2...emiums-age