Originally Posted by KillerK

I don't think most on this board actually had healthcare.

But I've talked to about 8 people who are age 18-27 that are getting royally screwed. They used to have cheap care that was around $100 a month, now it's going up to about $200 for them. A number of them said they will just pay the fine/tax now and not have healthcare at all.

This is because they earn too much to qualify for subsidies but not enough to really pay the increase.