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• Obamacare: $7,428 over 12 months
• Employer coverage: $9,325
• Medicaid: $8,527
• Medicare: $14,674"
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and how easily perceived the full cost is to the individual who is being insured.”
Here’s how the average annual cost of Obamacare insurance compares with the other large insurance programs in the United States for a single adult, when looking at the unsubsidized, full costs for 2025:

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“Health insurance in America is very expensive, because health care is very expensive,” said Katherine Baicker, a health economist who is the provost at the University of Chicago. “And that’s true in every market. What’s different is who is writing the check,
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From the article:
"The congressional fight over whether to extend generous subsidies that help people pay these premiums highlights two broader truths about health insurance in America: It’s expensive — and every other market is also subsidized by the government.

Nearly half of the roughly six million adults under 35 who are on Affordable Care Act marketplace plans are expected to drop them because of higher prices — a larger share than in any other age group."5/5

hurt by the exploding costs. With limited savings to fall back on and a job market that is particularly shaky for recent graduates, they have little margin to absorb the higher prices and may be more tempted to go without insurance. 4/

Democrats understand this and have drawn a line in the sand, demanding a reversal of the health care cuts and a permanent extension of the tax credits."
"Young adults have a huge stake in this fight because they stand to be disproportionately 3/

From the article: "Congressional Republicans’ attack on health care betrays hardworking Americans. It sets us back in the fight to build a truly accessible and affordable health care system. People need better health care for less money, not the other way around.
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And that will just add to the tragedy of tens of millions of Americans lacking what should be a basic benefit in the richest country in the world. Whether you agree with a shutdown or not, it’s good to understand that it’s not over nothing." 4/

Thanks to Republican legislators, a 55-year-old couple making $85,000 annually could see their health insurance cost more than triple, to $24,535 a year. Obviously that’s unaffordable, which is why so many will drop coverage. 3/

not behind the pay wall. From the article: "Premiums are expected to soar an additional 18 percent, based on the planned rate increases insurers have filed (assuming the loss of the break). That compares with a 7 percent increase imposed a year ago. 2/

" ... If you can just feel the tiniest little spark of that belief, keep it alive, get in the fight and we actually could make this happen."

"...to stay home, and that I will actually be able to get high-quality child care. I believe in an America that works not for a handful at the top, but that works for all of us. " 2/