my monthly health care premium goes up 60% January first after ACA implementation

[zazen]

23. why do people attack someone posting facts about an increase?

I don't read this person as bashing Obama, or bashing the ACA even. They're just giving us a reality check about Hawaii.

Seemingly "because" of the ACA, many people in my state of NC are seeing rate increases, the elimination of the state's prior more affordable premium health exchange, and the declination of expanded Medicaid to cover the gap for 500,000 of us who don't qualify for any subsidized plans from the TWO health insurance providers.

Although ACA will provide many benefits, in NC the GOP has deliberately orchestrated things so that the implementation of ACA will make things worse for people in as many ways as possible. Mainly, there's not enough meaningful competition here to drive rates down, and another 500k otherwise Medicaid-eligible folks who can't be covered unless they pay full price (without subsidies).

This is the GOP's fault. That are doing everything they can to sabotage the ACA. I really don't think they care how many people die as long as they can stick it to Obama and the Democrats.

Maybe there's a GOP in Hawaii that's similarly trying to sabotage things? I don't know the politics in that state.

I sure hope that if I post that my insurance options (I'm on student health insurance now) come June 2014 are non-existent because they didn't expand Medicaid in my state, I won't be attacked as being an Obama-basher.