Friday, December 27, 2013

Hidden Obamacare taxes will appear on health insurance bills starting in 2014

The Daily Mail ^ | 12-27-13 | Daily Mail Reporter 

New Obamacare taxes that were previously kept secret have been unveiled by outraged customers who feel betrayed.
Residents in many states have yet to feel the change that will come when President Obama's signature health care program which will go into full effect in January.
But Blue Cross Blue Shield subscribers in Alabama got a glimpse of the future when they received their latest bill which had a separate line spelling out how much extra they will have to pay as a result of national health insurance.
A local paper, AL.com, obtained a picture from a reader who received a bill with an extra line dedicated to the 'Affordable Care Act Fees and Taxes'.
For this particular subscriber, who was left unidentified, the fees came to $18.76 that month which represented 7 per cent of their $280.04 bill.
That's less than a Kaiser Health News report which said that BCBS customers in the state should expect a $23.14 monthly fee, which adds up to $277.68 per year.
The company spokesperson told NPR that four different charges are accounted for in the monthly fee.
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