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How is anyone able to view the rates for catastrophic plans using the exchange, ehealthinsurance.com etc.? I never found an option that lets you opt-in for an exemption when comparing plans so the cat plans never show up.
Answering my own question here, I had to go to Humana's website directly to see what they call the 'Basic' plan, which is essentially a bronze plan with a slightly higher deductible ($600/$1200 more). I'm guessing this is their cat plan, but the monthly premium is about $125/mo. cheaper than the bronze so it's going to be a no-brainer to me to get this one. Same POS (non-HMO) plan as bronze, same network etc.
In Cobb County GA (just west of the ATL), the bronze plan is $688/mo. for a 51 and 53 year old household, the basic plan is $577. I'm going to get separate individual plans as recommended due to the family deductible combo penalty. This is just less than a 10% increase over 2014 rates.
EDIT: Oops yep the Basic plan is a cat plan and I'm not going to eligible for that because I don't have a hardship exemption, but the bronze plan is reasonable enough for me next year. After that I'm going to go for subsidies with the ACA (I'll have substantial severance income next year).
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