Jessica Sanford wept tears of joy after ObamaCare allowed her to buy affordable insurance for herself and her son. But…
After Obama mentioned her story, Sanford started having problems. Sanford said she received another letter informing her the Washington state health exchange had miscalculated her eligibility for a tax credit.
In other words, her monthly insurance bill had shot up from $198 a month (she had initially said $169 a month to the White House but she switched plans) to $280 a month for the same “gold” plan offered by the state exchange.
Sanford said she was frustrated with the state’s error. But she decided to purchase the new plan and thought everything was fine.
It wasn’t fine. Last week, Sanford received another letter from the Washington state exchange, stating there had been another problem, a “system error” that resulted in some “applicants to qualify for higher than allowed health insurance premium tax credits.”
The letter said the state exchange was “disappointed to have discovered this issue” and apologized.
The result was a higher quote, which Sanford said was for $390 per month for a “silver” plan with a higher deductible. Still too expensive
A cheaper “bronze” plan, Sanford said, came in at $324 per month, but also with a high deductible – also not in her budget.
Then another letter from the state exchange with even worse news.
“Your household has been determined eligible for a Federal Tax Credit of $0.00 to help cover the cost of your monthly health insurance premium payments,” the latest letter said.
“I had a good cry,” Sanford said about her reaction to the latest news from the state.
He still has that Merde Touch, doesn’t he?
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