This diary - more of a question - was inspired by this comment:
"The individual insurance market is still quite tiny. And in any given state, the number of people receiving subsidies is quite small compared to those on employer provided insurance.
In a few weeks we will know how ACA has affected that employer provided market. Even sooner in my case. We are supposed to be having a meeting on health insurance this Friday. The scuttlebutt is premiums are going up.
For companies with a young, healthy employee base, premiums will be going up a LOT. A friend of ours who works at a company with mostly younger workers says theirs went up 51% and the management had to pass on 25% of the premium to the employees for the first time in their history. Employees were not happy."
by JJ in Illinois
I want to have an honest discussion about this. Now, for the record, I am on the individual marketplace and have been for a quarter of a century - ACA has been a blessing for me.
But I'm very concerned about a couple of points that have been raised here and would like to get some information from people who know this stuff better than I. If you're one of those very informed folks, or someone who's just curious and concerned, like I am, then please follow me below.