I Tried To Shop For Obamacare In Washington State…

It didn’t go well …

I went over to the Washington State Exchange site and tried to browse plans.  I said I was 28 years old, made an average of 42,000 a year.  Here’s what it offered me.

A crappy bronze plan with next to no coverage, a sky-high deductible and 6350 out of pocket.  What a horrendous joke of a failure.  No wonder everyone in this state is going on medicaid.

Even lamer is the fact that in WA state you don’t even get subsidies until you get almost bottom level poverty.  In this experiment I did not become eligible for subsidies until I changed my income to $30,000

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Credit scores impact new Affordable Care Act insurance plans

Many people signing up for health care in Florida through the Affordable Care Act have been shocked when they have to give proof of their credit score before they finish the process.

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Anne Packham, one of many people licensed by the state to help people navigate the government's website, said on Tuesday that the credit check occurs so providers can make an educated decision about who to insure.

"If someone is defaulting on all of their bills they may not want to have them as part of their health plan," said Packham, the lead Navigator in Florida.

Participants with low credit scores could end up paying higher premiums, according to Packham, who said that ultimately the insurance company makes the call.

The government website healthcare.gov has regularly been bogged down, oftentimes showing users a message saying, "We have a lot of visitors on the site."

"We have a mixed bag right now," said Packham, referring to users being able to successfully navigate the site.

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