Health Care Bill passes House

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Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

So this 'forcing you to buy insurance' thing.... is it going to have income limits? My husband has insurance, but I don't because we can't afford to add me. Passing this bill isn't going to magically make us be able to afford it.

On Nov. 2, the Congressional Budget Office estimated what the plans will likely cost.

• An individual earning $44,000 before taxes who purchases his own insurance will have to pay a $5,300 premium and an estimated $2,000 in out-of-pocket expenses, for a total of $7,300 a year, which is 17% of his pre-tax income.
  
  
• A family earning $102,100 a year before taxes will have to pay a $15,000 premium plus an estimated $5,300 out-of-pocket, for a $20,300 total, or 20% of its pre-tax income.
  
  
• Individuals and families earning less than these amounts will be eligible for subsidies paid directly to their insurer.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...055918380.html