Many people find health insurance confusing, expensive, and out of reach. For these and other reasons, they may not have health insurance to help keep them and their families healthy and protect themselves from costly medical bills.
Here are seven simple statistics to help you make health insurance simple — and maybe help you realize it’s easier to get than you think.
$10 – Do you think health insurance is still expensive? Think again. This year, four out of five people could pay $10 or less each month for insurance through the health insurance marketsometimes referred to as Obamacare, through financial assistance, according to the Department of Health and Social Services.
9 out of 10 – In Florida, 9 out of 10 people enrolled in an individual or family health plan through Marketplace received government assistance that lowered their monthly insurance bill.
$5,000 – If your job provides health insurance coverage, but your family is uninsured because it costs more than you can afford, check to see if your family is eligible for financial assistance to help you to pay for a Marketplace plan. In 2022, a new federal rule expanded access to subsidies to family members who cannot afford employer coverage. A typical family of four with an income of $53000 could save more than $5000 with this financial assistance.
174,000 – The state’s main health insurer, Florida Blue, estimates that more than 174,000 people in Florida are not insured even if they are eligible for health insurance $0 each month, thanks to financial assistance. It’s true – people miss insurance that would cost them nothing every month. Are you one of them?
$10000 – The average emergency room visit in Florida is $10000 according to florida Agency for Healthcare Administration. Nobody expects to get sick or injured, but unfortunately it will probably happen to all of us at some point during the year. And COVID-19 has taught us that even if we are healthy, you never know when serious illness may strike.
2.7 million – Florida has more people enrolled in health insurance through the marketplace than any other state in the country. Over 2.7 million people have enrolled in the plan in our state, including some of your friends, family and neighbors.
