> It still boggles my mind that people are surprised by this. I agree with your mathematical observation, but maybe part of the surprise that such math was oft

> It still boggles my mind that people are surprised by this. I agree with your mathematical observation, but maybe part of the surprise that such math was often underplayed or outright ignored in the claims that premiums would be going down, ex. [0][1]) [0] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/president-obamas-claim-that-insurance-premiums-will-go-down/2012/08/09/424048f2-e245-11e1-a25e-15067bb31849_blog.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/presid... [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/health/health-plan-cost-for-new-yorkers-set-to-fall-50.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/health/health-plan-cost-fo...