This is what happens when you pass a bill without reading it so you can find out what is in it...
WASHINGTON — A "family glitch" in the 2010 health care law threatens
to cost some families thousands of dollars in health insurance costs and
leave up to 500,000 children without coverage, insurance and health
care analysts say.
That's unless Congress fixes the problem, which
seems unlikely given the House's latest move Friday to strip funding
from the Affordable Care Act.
Congress defined "affordable" as
9.5% or less of an employee's household income, mostly to make sure
people did not leave their workplace plans for subsidized coverage
through the exchanges. But the "error" was that it only applies to the
employee — and not his or her family. So, if an employer offers a woman
affordable insurance, but doesn't provide it for her family, they cannot
get subsidized help through the state health exchanges.
That can
make a huge difference; the Kaiser Family Foundation said an average
plan for an individual is about $5,600, but it goes up to $15,700 for
families. Most employers help out with those costs, but not all.
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