WAFF-AL: Alabama Family’s Premiums Skyrocketing by Nearly 300% Due to ObamaCare

THORNHILL Thanks for joining ░░░░░░░░ at 48 News at ░░░░░░░░ If you re under ░░░░░░░░ impression that you could ░░░░░░░░ your current insurance plan ░░░░░░░░ the Affordable Care Act ░░░░░░░░ may be in for ░░░░░░░░ rude awakening Those not ░░░░░░░░ by the employer will ░░░░░░░░ to pick a new ░░░░░░░░ by the end of ░░░░░░░░ year Lucros Lucio says ░░░░░░░░ current plans by the ░░░░░░░░ of the year do ░░░░░░░░ meet the Affordable Care ░░░░░░░░ requirements WAFF s Sarah ░░░░░░░░ has the details NICOLS ░░░░░░░░ you re currently on ░░░░░░░░ end by December 31st ░░░░░░░░ NAVOY It was a ░░░░░░░░ of mail worse than ░░░░░░░░ bill Father of six ░░░░░░░░ small business owner Jeremy ░░░░░░░░ was shocked by a ░░░░░░░░ from BlueCross BlueShield It ░░░░░░░░ his current insurance plan ░░░░░░░░ be cancelled and suggested ░░░░░░░░ one at a much ░░░░░░░░ cost NICOLS Which will ░░░░░░░░ my rate from 463 ░░░░░░░░ 1 212 47 NAVOY ░░░░░░░░ s a nearly 300 ░░░░░░░░ increase for the same ░░░░░░░░ of coverage NICOLS No ░░░░░░░░ what to think It ░░░░░░░░ quite a bit NAVOY ░░░░░░░░ To meet the new ░░░░░░░░ Care Act requirements KELLOGG ░░░░░░░░ vast majority of our ░░░░░░░░ products are non ACA ░░░░░░░░ NAVOY CEO and president ░░░░░░░░ BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama ░░░░░░░░ Kellogg suggests shopping around ░░░░░░░░ the best rates However ░░░░░░░░ says there aren t ░░░░░░░░ options United Health Care ░░░░░░░░ me they are not ░░░░░░░░ in the Affordable Care ░░░░░░░░ in Alabama That leaves ░░░░░░░░ BlueCross BlueShield and Humana ░░░░░░░░ choose from NICOLS We ░░░░░░░░ definitely starting to think ░░░░░░░░ know that I mean ░░░░░░░░ have no reason to ░░░░░░░░ rates because we have ░░░░░░░░ get it from somewhere ░░░░░░░░ If we choose not ░░░░░░░░ expect to pay a ░░░░░░░░ close to 100 a ░░░░░░░░ or 1 percent of ░░░░░░░░ salary whichever is higher ░░░░░░░░ goes up each year ░░░░░░░░ will be close to ░░░░░░░░ a person by 2016 ░░░░░░░░ to mention you pay ░░░░░░░░ price at the doctor ░░░░░░░░ knows that insurance is ░░░░░░░░ must but says that ░░░░░░░░ his opinion the Affordable ░░░░░░░░ Act is not living ░░░░░░░░ to its name NICOLS ░░░░░░░░ know for most of ░░░░░░░░ family this is going ░░░░░░░░ be a very difficult ░░░░░░░░ them to afford NAVOY ░░░░░░░░ Navoy WAFF 48 news ░░░░░░░░ Terry Kellogg says people ░░░░░░░░ larger families will definitely ░░░░░░░░ paying more under the ░░░░░░░░ Care Act And the ░░░░░░░░ goes up per person.”