One Groups Pays More For Health Insurance Under ObamaCare - Tobacco Users
Saturday, October 10, 2015 - 12:10
in Mathematics & Economics
A new analysis finds tobacco users pay more for a health insurance plan from the Affordable Care Act exchanges than non-tobacco users in nearly every county of the 37 states that used healthcare.gov to sell their plans in 2015. In some instances, up to 46% more. The authors say future research may determine how many enrollees facing these surcharges will simply decide not to be truthful about their smoking status, or perhaps avoid buying health insurance altogether. read more