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ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year

(www.npr.org)
129 points geox | 1 comments | 18 Jul 25 13:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.304s | source
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whycome ◴[18 Jul 25 14:02 UTC] No.44604741[source]▶
Yeah but if NPR is defunded then this isn’t a story. /s

The article sometimes throws in the term Obamacare — is it still popularly called that? And do most Americans know it’s the same thing?

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1. oneneptune ◴[18 Jul 25 14:26 UTC] No.44604978[source]▶
Entirely anecdotal: most Americans don't really get it. When people sign up for health insurance through HealthCare.gov, they're just picking a plan and paying their monthly bill. The website doesn't really make it front and center that it's ACA.

People may think they're paying full price because they make some monthly premium payment... which isn't true, as either the government subsidizes a portion of the premium, or you're getting group rates that are way cheaper than if you tried to buy insurance on your own. So even "full price" is receiving a form of subsidization through the operation of the program.

The disconnect is that the media and politicians talk about Obamacare like it's this free healthcare giveaway, so people who pay anything assume they're not on it. They could literally be using the ACA marketplace with 0 understanding that it's "Obamacare". Most people just perceive ACA as government overreach into healthcare, not realizing they're benefiting.

I'm sure it's by design.