I wanted to pass on this information on to a news source in hopes that you can do something with it. My name is Jonathan Gerster and my wife and I live in Eagan, MN. I recently bought health care insurance this past October from Health Partners hoping that my wife and I could find something affordable. We found a premium for 57.83 a month for the most basic care and covers the things that we felt were pertinent for me. Unfortunately, on January 1st, my premium jumps to $124.75 and includes several parts of healthcare that I never wanted to pay for in the first place.
I thought that we were told by the Federal Government that my premiums were supposed to go down? That’s why I got health care insurance in the first place. My wife and I have over $100,000.00 in student loans and we can’t afford to pay this much a month for my premium. I don’t want to go on the public dole and switch to Federal health care insurance but I also don’t want to pay the $95 fee for not having health insurance. Where is my voice in all of this? Is this the freedom that we truly want?
Premium Before Obamacare: 57.83
Premium After Obamacare: 124.75