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67. I call bullshit on all of it. Either there's been an error with the state or she's delusional. She

claims in the story she's

1. 47 yrs old
2. single mother I calculated with one child, if she has two or more then the premium will be higher but her income would have to be about 12k higher per year to not qualify for subsidies.
3. She doesn't qualify for subsidies. If that's the case, and it's real easy to figure out, she would have to make over 400% of poverty level income. For herself and one child that number is $62,040. And that number is net business income. She mentioned she was self-employed so who knows what her deductions are.

4. I don't know where she lives in Washington state so I used Seattle. For a bronze plan the premium each month for her and her child is $319.48 for the bronze plan. Now, that $319.48 is only an extra expense if she has zero covered medical expenses each year. If her child is involved in any sports he would need a physical. That is covered, her physical is covered, their flu shots are covered, her mammogram is covered, and that is the stuff that is normal. Those items are close to $700 where I live. If that is all she does, a physical once a year for her and child, flu shots and a mammogram her monthly expense is $261.15!!! And that's for someone who makes $62,040 per year. She's claiming she can't pay that amount for insurance, and that she hasn't had insurance in years. Give me a friggin' break.
I don't know what you're all sideways about. Chances are it was a clerical error and CNN jumped all over it. shame on them and others for all these stories about people who can't afford insurance. The math doesn't work. If this chick makes less, then the only problem is someone at the state messed up and the woman opened the door for that in the interview. (either they miscalculated or...)
Here's some numbers:
We know if she makes the $62,040 net biz income her premium for her and one child is $319
If she makes $35,000 her premium would be $213 for her and one child
If she makes $20,907 or less she would be covered under medicaid.

Something is wrong here. You have to be suspicious when these reporters offer no facts. She claims the state said she didn't qualify for subsidies, was it because she qualified for medicaid? Was it because she made over 400% of poverty level? Those are the only 2 options. Period. And if she does make 62,000 has a child and can't afford $319 per month for health care she has issues anyway.
Chill out and support the President. What he has done is give a self-employed woman WORST CASE SCENARIO Bronze level health insurance for the first time in years with no pre-existing conditions, and free check-ups for $319 per month. That is what will get us elected in 2014.


https://www.wahealthplanfinder.org/HBEWeb/Annon_ShowIndividualFamilyPlans