Most Liberal City In Virginia To See Increases In Obamacare Premiums As High As 247%
One resident now pays $988 a month; next year that'll be $3,158
Charlottesville, Va., home to Thomas Jefferson’s University of Virginia, is one of the most liberal cities in America.
How liberal: In 2016, 79.7% of the vote went for Hillary Clinton. President Trump got just 2,960 votes in a city with a population of nearly 50,000.
So it's the perfect place for Obamacare to implode.
City residents who don't qualify for federal subsidies will see their premiums go up anywhere from 195% to 247% next year, according to the city's hometown paper, The Daily Progress.
In a piece headlined "The Coverage Gap," the paper notes that Albemarle County, which voted for Hillary 59-33, will also see the dramatic increases.
One resident now pays $988 a month; next year that'll be $3,158
Charlottesville, Va., home to Thomas Jefferson’s University of Virginia, is one of the most liberal cities in America.
How liberal: In 2016, 79.7% of the vote went for Hillary Clinton. President Trump got just 2,960 votes in a city with a population of nearly 50,000.
So it's the perfect place for Obamacare to implode.
City residents who don't qualify for federal subsidies will see their premiums go up anywhere from 195% to 247% next year, according to the city's hometown paper, The Daily Progress.
In a piece headlined "The Coverage Gap," the paper notes that Albemarle County, which voted for Hillary 59-33, will also see the dramatic increases.
Most people — about 70 percent of those on individual plans — will see rate increases absorbed by government subsidies, and some may even see lower premiums. The highest increases primarily affect the self-employed who make more than 400 percent of the poverty level — or $47,520 for an individual.
The subsidy cliff falls particularly hard on the Charlottesville area’s entrepreneurial community, where the 2018 premiums are forcing difficult conversations about money, careers and even moving out of the region.
The subsidy cliff falls particularly hard on the Charlottesville area’s entrepreneurial community, where the 2018 premiums are forcing difficult conversations about money, careers and even moving out of the region.