King v. Burwell will hit some more than others
Jun 03, 2015 |
By Dan Cook
Yet another bit
of King v. Burwell conjecture says that southern states that depend upon the
federal health exchange marketplace for Obamacare will bear the brunt of a
ruling that vacates premium subsidies.
The Kaiser
Family Foundation examined the latest insurance enrollment figures and found
that more residents in Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, and
Pennsylvania will lose subsidies than any other states with federal subsidies.
A total of 6.4
million people will lose subsidies if they are declared void by the U.S.
Supreme Court; premium subsidies nationwide of $1.7 billion would go away.
The foundation
said the highest increase per person would occur in Mississippi, with premium
increases estimated at 650 percent higher than the current figure. Florida will
lose the largest gross amount — $389 million in subsidies — with Texas a
distant No. 2 at $205 million.
Here’s the list
of the Top 5 in numbers of residents affected:
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Florida:
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1.3 million
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Texas:
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832,000
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North Carolina:
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458,738
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Georgia:
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412,385
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Pennsylvania:
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348,823
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And the list of
the Top 5 in percent increase in premium cost:
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Mississippi:
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650 percent
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Alaska:
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520 percent
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Utah:
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520 percent
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Maine:
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383 percent
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Georgia:
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381 percent
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