What's apples to oranges, exactly? For my hypothetical family with the ages I listed, insurance cost about doubled in the last two years in the state of Maryla

What's apples to oranges, exactly? For my hypothetical family with the ages I listed, insurance cost about doubled in the last two years in the state of Maryland for an equivalent (PPO) plan. Deductibles also rose significantly. I know a specific family like that, and they are _very_ unhappy about it. > but frankly the tiny minority that where negatively affected don't really care about the new premiums either Really? You think people don't care about $25k/year in premiums instead of $12k/year in premiums? What makes you think this is a tiny minority? What I listed is a basic baby boomer family with one child still in college. > The net gains and losses depended significantly on age. Sure. I'm aware of all that. The upshot of the ACA is that people with preexisting conditions are _much_ better off (which is good), but people who are relatively healthy, independent of age, are generally worse off. This is almost a tautology, of course. I should note that the price cited at your link is way too low for the states I know of, in the "64" age range, assuming you want a PPO. For an HMO, it's perhaps doable.